Cllr Peter Fleming, Chairman, LG Group Improvement Board

Cllr Peter Fleming has been a district councillor since 1999 and has led Sevenoaks District Council for the last six years. As an authority, Sevenoaks District Council has been nationally recognised as leading the way in providing value for money and the good use of resources.

Peter serves on the executive of the District Council's Network and, following a number of years as a member, he has recently been appointed Chairman of the Local Government Associations Improvement Board. One of the areas that comes under the board's work is that of council-owned assets. Peter is also the LGA's National Lead Member on Welfare Reform.