Sectors

Local government

In its local government work, Chelgate has two separate offerings. It works both on behalf of companies wishing to talk with local government and on behalf of councils in managing their relationships with their many stakeholders, including the local communities which they serve.

Chelgate is able to do this because both roles require the same skills base: knowledge of politics and local government, of local communities and the media they read and of business. This is the experience the team offers. It straddles the worlds of business, media and local government, and valuably integrates the company's experience in these related and interlocking areas.

Importantly, we monitor current development and maintain an updated understanding of local government and local communities and how they are evolving under new structures. Our team includes both current and former councillors from more than one type of authority. In addition, we offer extensive experience of the government associations, especially the most important, the Local Government Association. Our people have worked on issues of public private partnership and how they are changing under best value.

They also have expertise in the often difficult and controversial area of planning. On this topic as on all matters, those who are current councillors are scrupulous in making the appropriate interest declarations. That's because they understand just how important this is.

All this means that whether working on behalf of a council or for an organisation needing to talk to councils, Chelgate has the expertise which comes from longstanding, direct personal experience with the critical bodies and issues, from both sides of the fence.