PAS Bulletin
The end of year bulletin is usually quite a jolly affair for us. In previous years we have hung a little Santa hat on the PAS logo and joked about office parties. This year is closing again in a sombre way we'd hoped was behind us. So we have cancelled our January conference and will have to wait probably until June before seeing you all in person. On the bright side this delay will mean that some important members of the PAS team who we have been missing for a while can be there too.
Some of the changes to procedures introduced in the original lockdown are expiring soon. We have taken the opportunity to update our once-busy coronavirus pages and there are some small details to check around making documents available in hardcopy.
However it's not all gloom and doom. Some of the things we were intending to do at conference will now run as stand-alone virtual events. First up are a series of events drawing on what we've learned from our work on local plans, with a particular focus on timeless skills that are unlikely to change substantially in any planning reform.
Lastly, in a few days I'm very excited that the PAS team is recruiting again. If you know someone who might be interested in a secondment with us working on water quality, nutrient neutrality and setting up offset schemes, point them towards www.jobtrain.co.uk/lga. We have already had some brilliant people register their interest so I'm hoping to build a strong little multi-disciplinary team to work on this tricky and topical area.
Stay safe and we hope to see you soon.
Richard Crawley PAS Programme Manager
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