Kevin Stewart IRRV (Hons) MAAT MCMI
Vice Chair of Commercial Services
Council Lead on Communications including Magazines, Publications and Website
Kevin has been a Performance Specialist (Benefits) with the Audit Commission since January 2009. Previously Kevin was Head of Revenues, Benefits and Exchequer at Bedford Borough Council since August 2006. Prior to this Kevin was employed as Head of Benefits and Revenues at Amber Valley Borough Council since July 1999, with Kevin previously employed in various roles in Benefits and Revenues since August 1982 at the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. Elected to the National Council in 2005, Kevin is a Past President of the IRRV East Midlands Association, in addition to previously having been the Association’s Education Liaison Officer for a number of years. He was previously chair of the IRRV East Midlands Forum since December 1999 and is a member of the IRRV Benefit Faculty Board. An examiner at the IRRV’s Technician level since December 2001 and has tutored at various Institute courses including Caerleon, Dudley and Keele in a range of subjects including Housing Benefits, Welfare Benefits, Revenues, Accounting and Constitutional Framework. A regular contributor to the “Insight” and “Benefit” publications and presenter of various papers at Institute Conferences. Council Lead on Communications including Magazines, Publications and Website . Kevin played an instrumental part in the Audit Commission's 2009 Protecting the Public Purse Report conducting the research on Council Tax Single Person Discount and contributing to the report. Was also previously a member of the BFI Standard Magazine editorial panel and a member of the BFI Liaison Group. Has previously been a member of the DWP Help Team that assisted other Local Authorities and helped the DWP draft the IT HB Specification.
Mr Kevin Stewart Performance Specialist - Benefits
Audit Commission
Email: kevin.stewart@virgin.net