Natalie Rotherham was, until recently, the Service Lead: Governance, Risk & Assurance at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. In that role, she managed teams responsible for information governance, committee services, internal governance, risk, and security.
Previously, she served as Head of Scrutiny at Hertfordshire County Council. Her Scrutiny work has included considerable experience working with external partners, particularly across the health sector, and more broadly supporting members in committees and task and finish groups. She has supported members conducting scrutiny on SEND, Gambling Harms, Hate Crime, the county’s 3-day budget scrutiny and the annual deep dive into the patient experience and outcomes as part of the health scrutiny function.
Natalie is committed to ensuring scrutiny is robust and respected, working with members and officers to ensure residents interests are represented. She has led induction for new and returning councillors, external training for local government lawyers; and has mentored staff. Additionally, she has worked across a range of services including working with GPs and CCGs, Adult Care Services and Libraries & Information.
Natalie is an LGA peer reviewer, CfGS associate and was a chair of governors.
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