Solace is the UK's leading membership network for public sector and local government professionals, representing over 1,600 members across the UK through regional branches that host development days, skills sessions and networking events. We exist to promote and support the highest quality of professional leadership in local public services, through leadership programmes, coaching, apprenticeships and policy advocacy shaped by our members. Our profit-for-purpose subsidiary, Solace in Business, is a strategic partner for building a thriving public sector — providing executive recruitment & assessment, interim management, consultancy and business partnerships, with every fee reinvested into strengthening local government.