Anthea Lowe Email & Phone Number

Telford, Gb

Telford, England, United Kingdom

Member of the Senior Management Team reporting to the Chief Executive, with responsibility for:-Policy, Partnerships, Business Insight, Elections and Job Evaluation;Legal, Democratic, Mayoral Services;Registrars and Cemeteries, Licensing, Night-time economy and Trading Standards;Internal Audit, Information Governance, Insurance, Procurement and Fraud Prevention; andPA Support.Strategic programme lead for the Council's response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation resulting in the Council being adjudged an "exemplar" for others in how to deal with CSE, including through the engagement with lived experience experts to co-design services within the improvement board, leading to a 300% increase in identification of individuals at risk of modern slavery;Responsible for the embedding of a strong performance management framework within the Council, ensuring a culture of evidence-led decision-making;Collaborating with elected Members to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure effective delivery of the Council's priorities whilst maintaining good governance;Implementation of an in-depth Member Portal for all councillors to utilise containing helpful information, training and internal services so as to support them in the discharge of their community leader role;Introduced a substantial member development and support programme to ensure all elected councillors have the skills, knowledge and tools needed to fulfil their role effectively and operate within the Council's governance frameworks;Significant experience in delivery of elections at all levels including as the Deputy Police Area Returning Officer for the Police & Crime Commissioner elections, introducing a culture of continuous improvement;Responsible for reviewing the Council's values and behaviours framework and for instilling an organisational culture built on those values.Governance peer for LGA Corporate Peer Challenge team.

Telford, England, United Kingdom

Member of the Senior Management Team responsible for:-LegalElectionsDemocratic and Scrutiny ServicesMayoral OfficeJob Evaluation Internal AuditInformation GovernanceInsuranceFraud PreventionOrganisational DevelopmentPolicy DevelopmentStatutory PartnershipsBusiness Insight Acting as the Council's Monitoring Officer providing advice on corporate governance and complex legal matters;Responsible for promoting good standards of conduct amongst elected Members of the Borough Council and local Town/Parish Councils;Responsible for maintaining the Council's Constitution and Member Code of Conduct;Leading on the liaison with the Independent Inquiry into CSE providing more than 1 million pages of evidence and preparing the corporate statement for submission;Responsible for the preparation of the Council Plan and for the implementation of Service Plans and Workforce Planning;Acting as Deputy Returning Officer and responsible for the planning, preparation and holding of all elections and by-elections;Working closely with the s.151 Officer, Head of Paid Service and all members of the Senior Management Team in respect of matters relating to good governance;Liaising with, and advising, the Leader and Cabinet members on matter relating to delivery of the council priorities.

Telford, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the Legal, Elections, Democratic Services, Mayoral Office, Internal Audit, Fraud Prevention, Insurance and Information Governance teams.Acting as Deputy Monitoring Officer to the Council.

Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Providing a range of legal advice to the Fire Authority and acting as Monitoring Officer in matters relating to elected members.Successfully navigated a period of significant organisation distress working closely with key stakeholders including the Chair of the Fire Authority to ensure organisational stability and maintaining service delivery.

Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Acting as Deputy Clerk and Deputy Monitoring Officer to the Fire Authority providing legal advice on a range of matters including governance, enforcement and prosecutions. Providing advice to the Senior Management Team and elected Members.

Kendal

Managing a team comprising Legal and Committee Services at South Lakeland District Council providing full range of legal advice across the organisation including planning, litigation, prosecutions, property, commercial and licensing. Responsible for implementing a number of changes within the team to ensure that it operates in a commercial manner to grow resources whilst maintaining budgetary position. Acting as Deputy Monitoring Officer providing advice on corporate governance matters, particularly to the Senior Management Team. Advising elected Members with regards to Code of Conduct issues. Providing legal advice to a wide variety of meetings including Full Council and Cabinet.Acting as Deputy Returning Officer, providing support to the Returning Officer at all elections, by-elections, referendums and parish polls.Responsible for ensuring the Constitution remained up to date and that the Council was legally compliant with appropriate decision-makijng rules.

Responsible for supervision of a team of fee-earners and administrative staff. Undertaking legal work in connection with complex matters such as judicial reviews, public inquiries and health and safety investigations.Involved in providing legal advice in connection with a large-scale redevelopment project and the commitment to joining a combined authority.Providing governance advice in respect of a diverse range of matters.Providing advice in relation to planning matters, FOI/DPA issues, litigation, licensing, prosecutions and property matters.Responsible for undertaking recruitment to ensure the team is well-resourced.Involved in the management decisions of the team.Lead member in respect of maintenance of Lexcel accreditation and the implementation of version 6.Comfortable with providing advice to the Corporate Leadership Team and Members alike.Also actively involved in the external marketing of the team so as to progress the drive to become a cost neutral service.

Working as a solicitor within the employment and litigation team.Responsible for providing advice in connection with planning enforcement, prosecutions, litigation and education matters.Providing training to members and officers of the Council in connection with a wide range of matters.

Acting as a qualified solicitor in relation to both litigation and criminal defence matters.Providing advice to a wide range of clients, such as individuals, corporations, SME's and the local Diocese in respect of litigation matters.Acting as duty solicitor at the Police Station and Magistrates' Court in defence of those accused of criminal offences.

Trainee Solicitor working primarily within the Dispute Resolution and Criminal Defence teams.Responsible for managing a case load of between 70 and 100 cases.Appointed to be the sole litigation fee-earner within a newly-opened office.Acting with a large degree of autonomy throughout.

Working as a Paralegal within the Dispute Resolution team undertaking own caseload of litigation matters including boundary disputes, contractual disputes and debt recovery. Involved in a Court of Appeal case regarding solicitor's costs (which remains the leading case).Also working as an accredited Police Station representative to represent detainees held in police custody following an allegation of criminal behaviour made against them.Also provided advice in respect of leases, licenses and changes to assured shorthold tenancy agreements.