APSE Performance Networks Seminar 2025

Thursday 4 and Friday 5 December 2025

Village Hotel Blackpool, East Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 8LL

PROGRAMME

Thursday 4 December: Plenary Sessions

Neighbourhood services in European cities – how are they performing?
Julie Eeckhoudt, Association of Cities for Urban Cleanliness (AVPU), France

RAF – how do they manage performance and risk?
Wing Commander Frank Gmitrowicz and Sqn Leader Steve Spreckley, Insights and Analytics (I&A) team, RAF

What’s happening in front line services?
Debbie Johns, Head of performance networks, APSE

What do the public think about public service spending and the economy?
Damian Lyons-Lowe, Chief Executive, Survation

Thursday 4 December: Forum Presentations

Forum 1: APSE service award winners 2025 – Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative
Iain Varah, Chief Executive, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure and Debbie Johns, Head of Performance Networks, APSE

Forum 2: : Monitoring and evaluating climate and environment action
John Atkinson, Climate and Energy Manager, Tameside MBC; Glynn Humphries, APSE associate and Phil Brennan, Head of Energy, APSE

Forum 3: Employment Rights Bill: Are you ready?
Laura C McHugh, Partner, Forbes Solicitors and Lindsay Airey, Head of Business Resources, APSE

Forum 4: New Local Government Outcomes Framework for England
Jack Purchase, Head of Local Accountability, Local Government Accountability and Outcomes Framework Team, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) and Mo Baines, APSE Chief Executive

Friday 5 December: Panel Session

Digitalisation and use of AI within local government services
Ben Cheetham, Programme Director for Local Digital, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG

Local government finance
Simon Allsop CPFA, Managing Consultant, CIPFA

Managing demand and productivity
Freddy Farias Arias, Economist and Lead Analyst at the Office for National Statistics (ONS)