Cllr Richard Kemp is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Local Government representing more than 4,000 Lib Dem councillors and Vice Chair of the Local Government Association of England & Wales.
He has been a member of Liverpool City Council for 28 years having held major portfolios in both control and opposition. He is currently chair of the South Central Committee which oversees service delivery to 90,000 people.
He is the Deputy Chair of the European & International Board at the LGA responsible for the work of representing all UK councils in Europe and in a range of aid activities. He is the UK rep on the Executive Bureau and World Council of United Cities and Local Government (the World LGA) where he is currently advising on governance issues in Africa.
He has a real interest in housing which he pursues as Deputy Chair of plus dane a housing group proving 15,000 units of social accommodation in the North West. He is also a member of the advisory board of Inside Housing.
Hello,
I’ve just read your blog piece on housing and am interested in your comments regarding housing in Liverpool. Specifically, I am writing an article for the MJ about the government’s empty homes policy and how it could potentially benefit councils such as Liverpool, Manchester and Bradford, where the number of empty properties is high.
I wondered, especially as a Liverpool councillor, what your opinion of the policy was, and if it will make any difference to local authorities now HMRI pathfinder cash has gone?
Kind regards,
James Evison
Senior Reporter
Municipal Journal
j.evison@hgluk.com