About

The Consortium

The Consortium is made up of organisations that wish to collaborate in the procurement and commissioning of quality legal services. They wish to maximise efficiencies and increase the effectiveness of the external legal support they require to supplement their in-house provision.

To this end, following a rigorous procurement exercise, through its lead authority Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council , the Consortium has entered into Framework Agreements with external solicitors firms for the provision of legal advice and support. It also has contracts in place with Barristers Chambers for the provision of advocacy and advice via the Barristers’ Portal.

Building upon these successful collaborations, the Consortium members have also increased inter-authority working and co-operation in the interests of increased efficiency and effectiveness.

This Consortium website allows the Consortium members to commission work from appointed firms and barristers and provides the means by which information, advice and views can be shared with others.

The Consortium also provides a bespoke annual training programme for its members with a range of courses on offer to meet identified training gaps and needs. Courses are free to unlimited number of delegates from member organisations, carry CPD hours and are all provided within the North West region.

Current members of the Consortium

The following organisations are currently realising the benefits of being part of the Consortium

  • Blackburn with Darwin Borough Council
  • Blackpool Council
  • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Burnley Borough Council
  • Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • Cheshire Fire and Rescue
  • Cheshire West and Chester Council
  • Chorley Borough Council
  • Cumberland Council
  • Halton Borough Council
  • Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Lake District National Park Authority
  • Lancashire County Council
  • Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
  • Lancaster City Council
  • Liverpool City Council
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  • Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
  • Merseytravel
  • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Pendle Borough Council
  • Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (PFCC)
  • Preston City Council
  • Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Salford City Council
  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • South Ribble Borough Council
  • St Helens Borough Council
  • Stockport Homes
  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  • The Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire
  • The Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire
  • The Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside
  • The Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
  • Trafford Borough Council
  • Transport for Greater Manchester
  • Warrington Borough Council
  • West Lancashire Borough Council
  • Westmorland and Furness Council
  • Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Wyre Borough Council

The Consortium has adopted arrangements for making decisions and keeping all participating authorities informed about developments.

NWLC Management Board

The NWLC Management Board is made up of representatives from member organisations and provides a good geographical spread across the North West region as a whole. The current Board members are:

  • David McCullough from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Anne Greenwood from Cheshire West and Chester Council
  • Anne Wright from Warrington Borough Council
  • Aaron Byrne from Warrington Council
  • Jill Travers from Wirral Council
  • Christian Williams-White from Blackpool Council
  • Vicki Bates from Stockport Council
  • Sian Edwards from Sefton Council
  • Lydia Wright from Warrington Council

Steering Group

The Steering Group is made up of the NWLC Management Board and a representative from each of the Partner firms. These are:

  • Bradley Martin from Browne Jacobson LLP
  • Tiffany Cloynes from Capsticks LLP