Association for Public Service Excellence

APSE (Southern) Building Resilient Housing Services Seminar

Join us as we explore how councils in the South of England are responding to rising housing demand, homelessness pressures, financial constraints and Local Government Reorganisation.

This in person seminar will provide practical lessons and ideas to help councils strengthen homelessness prevention, maintain effective frontline services, manage organisational change, plan for future housing needs and provide a great networking opportunity.

Hear practical examples covering homelessness prevention, partnership working, housing service transformation and delivering new homes and sustainable communities.

Southampton City Council Chambers, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, SO14 7LY

Free for APSE Southern Region members

Programme

Presentations

Delivering Resilient Housing Services. Speaker: Jamie Brenchley, Director of Housing Resident Services, Southampton City Council

Portsmouth City Council's approach to early intervention and homelessness prevention. Speaker: Cllr Darren Sanders Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Tackling Homelessness, Portsmouth City Council.

How Havant Borough Council is responding to increasing housing demand and supporting residents facing homelessness. Speaker: Cllr Amy Redsull, Cabinet Lead for Housing, Havant Borough Council.

Building a Single Housing Service Following Local Government Reorganisation. Speaker: Kelly Deane, Director of Housing and Public Protection, BCP Council

Planning for Growth: Delivering New Homes and Sustainable Communities. Speaker: Cllr Keith House, Leader, Eastleigh Borough Council

Promoting excellence in public services

APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.