Policy development

We are involved in:

• co-ordinating the preparation of the council’s policy framework through the preparation of the corporate plan and associated service plans
• advising on the implications for Northumberland of emerging and cross-cutting government policy, including through the monthly production of the Policy Digest
• managing the council’s over-arching framework for consultation and engagement with the county’s communities and residents, including through the people’s panel
• delivering the Northumberland economic strategy and the Northumberland local transport plan
  making the business case for strategic transport projects aimed at promoting economic growth, increasing the dual carriageways on the A1 and reintroducing passenger services to the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne railway line
• managing the council’s strategic economic partnerships, including co-ordinating the contribution to the North East combined authority and the North East local enterprise partnership
• managing the council’s strategic relationship with the voluntary and community sector, including promoting social enterprise and administering the council’s community rights processes
• promoting local welfare initiatives, particularly in responding to the government’s reform of the welfare system
• promoting sustainable travel by making public transport, community transport and cycling and walking more attractive, with a particular focus in south east Northumberland through the Go Smarter initiative
• administering the council’s concessionary travel scheme 

Janice Rose
Head of Economic Policy & Regeneration
01670 624747 / 07500 097568
janice.rose@northumberland.gov.uk

Stuart McNaughton
Strategic Transport Policy Manager
01670 624104 / 07827 873139
stuart.mcnaughton@northumberland.gov.uk
 
Kevin Higgins
Senior Employability Policy Officer 
07786 020787
kevin.higgins@northumberland.gov.uk
 
Rob Strettle
Senior Economic Policy Officer
07770 642773
rob.strettle@northumberland.gov.uk 
 
Tony Kirsop
Community Regeneration Manager
07917 266864
tony.kirsop@northumberland.gov.uk

Neil Easton
Senior Inclusion Policy Officer
07979 233477
neil.easton@northumberland.gov.uk