John Denham
Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics, University of Southampton, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2009 -2010My Speaker Sessions
Thursday 12 March 2026
11:30
Where next for public service reform
11:30 - 12:10
As a secretary of state for communications in 2009-2010, John Denham oversaw the roll-out of Total Place, a series of place-based budget pilots aimed at joining up public services, while Helen Bailey was director of public services at the Treasury 2008-2011.
As the current government experiments with moves towards public reform - or Total Place 2.0, they will look at where the agenda is heading.
