Senior Audit Commission Manager joins Northgate

Published by Danny Calogero for Fellows Associates in Local Government and also in Communities, Housing

Kieran Colgan, the Audit Commission’s Lead Housing Inspector for the South West since 2006, has joined Northgate Public Services as Principal Services Director the company announces today.

Kieran will be responsible for leading and developing Northgate’s housing transformation partnership work with local authorities and housing associations as part of the company’s response to the fiscal challenge.

The company has developed an innovative risk-reward approach, hugely popular with public services, focused on performance enhancement and delivering efficiencies. All fees come out of guaranteed cashable savings. The model is increasingly being used by public services as a means of delivering better services for less.

The appointment of a senior Audit Commission manager follows the recent move of Gary Headland, former Director of Performance and Modernisation from Norfolk Constabulary, to head up the Northgate’s police transformation work.

Ian Blackhurst, Managing Director, Northgate Public Services, said today: “I am delighted that Kieran has decided to come on board. He is a confident, creative and highly motivated leader with a passion that matches ours for public service excellence. He has a long track record of working with local government and housing organisations to deliver positive outcomes in a challenging environment.”

“Over the next few years, the pressures on housing services will be intensified. We are confident that our problem-solving, proactive approach to working in partnership with our clients can bring rapid service enhancement and deliver efficiencies at a time when the pressures on social housing have never been greater.”

[Ends]

For more information
Fellows’ Associates

Kathy Sutton                                      
+44(0)20 7324 6221; +44(0)7966 890401
Hannah Smith                                    
+44(0)20 7324 6222; +44(0)7949 421356

Notes to editors

1. Prior to joining Northgate, Kieran Colgan was the Audit Commission's Lead Housing Inspector for the South West of England. Kieran was responsible for leading all the Housing Inspectorate’s work in the region and providing strategic leadership as part of the regional Senior Management Team. He joined the Audit Commission in 2001 as a Best Value Inspector. Prior to that he worked for Bristol City Council from 1993 leaving his post as Technical and Investment Manager to join the Audit Commission.
2. Northgate Public Services is an innovative provider of transformation and improvement services to the public sector. It is committed to high quality public services that place individuals and their communities at their heart. Its knowledge and understanding of people’s needs are core to its business, as too, is its depth and breadth across public services.
3. Northgate’s task is to enhance public value through the intelligent use of people and technology; to understand why and what change is necessary; to provide new thinking leading to improved performance; and to link company rewards with positive outcomes for the communities for whom it works. It supports transformation through sustainable performance partnerships.
4. In the UK, Northgate works with ninety five per cent of local authorities, every police force, and a large number of health organisations, housing associations, utilities and transport companies. Founded in 1969, the company has more than 12,000 employees.