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Letter from DLUHC Secretary of State to the Oflog Chief Executive on managing without a Chair

A letter from the DLUHC Secretary of State to the Oflog Chief Executive, Josh Goodman, about managing the period without a Chair.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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On 26 March 2024, Lord Morse, the interim Chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), announced that he will be stepping down from his role at the end of March, for unexpected health reasons. See the press release.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will appoint a new interim Chair and publish details in due course. 

In the interim, the Secretary of State, Rt. Hon. Michael Gove MP, has written this letter to Josh Goodman, Oflog Chief Executive, instructing him to continue to act with a spirit of independence in line with Oflog’s formal remit letter.

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Published 26 March 2024

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