| Simon Baddeley | Working relations between politicians, managers and professionals |
| Jon Bloomfield |
Experience: Head of European Team, Advantage West Midlands, 2005-present; Head of Regional, European, International Division, Birmingham City Council, 1996-2005; Head of Policy and Planning, Birmingham Social Services, 1992-1996 Expertise: Europe, including regional policy and cities, governance, social affairs and migration |
| Martin Ferguson |
Experience: Head of Policy (Society of IT Management), previously Assistant Director, e-Government (Improvement and Development Agency), Associate Lecturer (Open University), Chief Information Officer and Head of IT (local government) and past-President (Society of IT Management).
Expertise: Strategic management of change, information and technology management, project management and e-governance. |
| Bill Hamilton |
Experience: Ex-CEO, Bedfordshire
Expertise: Overview and scrutiny, health scrutiny and local government reorganisation in the context of regional government |
| Chris Game | Politics of local government; local elections, electoral reform and electoral behaviour; party politics; political leadership and management; member–officer relations; central–local relations; use of consumer and opinion research in local government; the modernisation agenda and the implementation of executive local government |
| Prof George Jones |
Experience: Emeritus Professor of Government, LSE
Expertise: Evolution of networks of aides to British prime ministers, relationship between central and local government, leadership in local government |
| Michael Hughes | Public service management and governance; the use of procurement, competition and market mechanisms to deliver local public services; performance measurement and management; transformation of academic insight into practical impact |
| Hilary Kitchin | Expertise: Community leadership and implementing well-being, local government powers, partnerships, participation of children and young people. Qualified barrister |
| Howard Miller |
Experience: Ex-Chief Executive, Milton Keynes; Chief Executive, Stevenage; Head of Admin, Southwark; Policy, Hounslow
Expertise: Policy and strategy, strategic management, change management, organisational development, partnerships |
| Ray Puffitt | New management in local government; commissioning and contracting; business planning and marketing; dealing with inadequate performance and performance management and management of regulation and inspection |
| Tim Sunter |
Experience: Ex-Leader, Dudley Council (remains a member)
Expertise: Political management, Member – Officer relations, overview and scrutiny. Trained teacher |
| Ken Spencer | Links with the voluntary and community sectors; public service management; partnerships and working relationships between local government and other public services and the Voluntary and Community Sectors; community engagement; contracting and commissioning and rural proofing |
| John Stewart | Public Sector management and policy-making; the voluntary sector; local public policy and strategy; housing policy; democratic practice and the future of local governance |
| Neil Thomas | Expertise: Social care commissioning and procurement |
