Lead Advisors

ACCE Lead Advisors are responsible for individual policy areas, and act as a voice for ACCE and as key contacts for CCN officers advising on policy development and advocacy.

ACCE’s Lead Advisors were appointed at their AGM in April 2026 and will remain in post for the next year.

Leadership & Transformation – Becky Shaw, East Sussex County Council
Children’s Services & Education – Jane Moore, Leicestershire County Council
Children’s Services & Education – Lucy Townsend, Wiltshire Council
Communities and Environment – Kate Kennally, Cornwall Council
Devolution – Angie Ridgwell, Hertfordshire County Council
Economy – Gary Westbrook, Hampshire County Council
Health & Social Care – Patrick Flaherty, Staffordshire County Council
Health & Social Care – Miranda Cannon, Westmorland & Furness Council
Housing & Planning – Martin Reeves, Oxfordshire County Council
Local Government Finance – Mark Wynn, Lancashire County Council
Transport & Infrastructure – Tom McCabe, Norfolk County Council