Radical Reformers ep.15: Debbie Barnes

Radical Reformers podcast · Apr 24, 2021 · 38m

This week, the conversation is with Debbie Barnes, the Chief Executive of Lincolnshire County Council. This episode is a bit different in that it is my Mutual Ventures colleague, David Fairhurst, asking the questions in the main interview segment - and I think he does a great job! To be fair, he has an amazing guest. Debbie was formerly the Director of Children’s Services (DCS) in Lincolnshire before becoming Chief Executive. She talks about the children’s services improvement journey the council have been on and the very specific challenge of maintaining an “Outstanding” service…