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Lunchtime Briefing with Richard Goodman, Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Author WIG Date 6 Jul 2023

WIG is delighted to welcome Richard Goodman, Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to discuss priorities for his team

Theme(s)

Net zero and sustainability

Infrastructure

As Director General of Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero at the Department of Levelling Up and Housing Communities, Richard is a part of the leadership team and an executive member of its board. His role includes advising and supporting ministers on the operational implications and effectiveness of policy proposals to help turn policy from ideas into actions and results.

Join us to:

  • Discuss where the Levelling Up and Net Zero agenda can work in parallel
  • Explore opportunities for cross-sector collaboration to support Richard and his team

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Speakers at the Event

Richard Goodman is the Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Richard was previously, from December 2020 to September 2021, Director General, Building Safety, Grenfell and Net Zero at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Richard began his career in tourism before moving into policy roles in the Civil Service. In 2011 Richard joined the UK Border Agency as director of international operations, leading the agency’s overseas security work and visa operations. After a spell in the Middle East he became policy director at the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Richard joined HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to lead the HMCTS reform programme in 2015, and was Strategy and Change director from 2016 to 2020.

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