Chief Executive Kevan Collins in TV's Undercover Boss

Channel 4 programme gives him a taste of what life is like for front line council staff

Earlier this year Tower Hamlets’ Chief Executive Kevan Collins went undercover to discover what life is like for our front line staff as part of Channel 4 documentary Undercover Boss.

In the face of £50million savings over the next three years, Kevan decided to find out exactly how services are delivered and if there was a way we could work differently to provide the same results.

Like all local authorities, Tower Hamlets is facing tough times ahead. We are one of the three London boroughs most affected by central government grant cuts, and Cabinet has already identified savings of £7.6million this year.

Over the course of a week he worked alongside staff as a trainee Pest Control Officer, Meals on Wheels provider, on the beat as an Enforcement Officer, alongside the market inspectors and at the reception of the Housing and Homelessness Service. 

The staff had no idea they were training ‘the boss’ and told him what it’s really like to work on the front line in the heart of London’s East End. 

If you missed Thursday night's programme you can watch it online on Channel 4 OD 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/undercover-boss/episode-guide/series-2/episode-2