This webinar was an opportunity to learn more about the findings from the first ever Community Planning Officials Survey and consider what it means for community planning work, public service reform and community empowerment.

Dr Oliver Escobar, lead researcher on the survey, presents the findings in detail, reflecting specifically on the challenging aspect of the role of community planning officials (managers and officers) – their leadership at the frontline of culture change in local governance.

The survey examines the skills and knowledge that people bring to the community planning role and the structural issues that have an impact on the job.

See the full report on the What Works Scotland website at http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/community-planning-officials-survey-everyday-work-of-local-participatory-governance