Recently many councils have seen the need to review their wholly or partly owned companies to provide assurance that the governance structures and processes for managing risk are sufficiently robust and that their companies are meeting their expectations, delivering real benefits, and providing value for money.
Local Partnerships has produced guidance and a toolkit to help councils review their existing companies. The guidance also sets out the questions and challenges that we believe are relevant to the decision-making processes for establishing new wholly or partly owned council companies.
I would like to thank Max Caller for his advice in developing our guidance and providing the foreword.
Fit for the future: transforming public sector property ACES and Local Partnerships have launched a joint five-part webinar series exploring how public sector property teams can navigate change, strengthen capability and deliver lasting value for communities In the world in which councils operate, property professionals have a critical role to play in shaping future organisations. […]
Local Partnerships is proud to receive a Silver Award in this year’s TIDE (Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation) Awards. Run by Onvero, the UK-based not-for-profit organisation formerly known as enei (the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion), the awards celebrate organisations that demonstrate a commitment to improving diversity and inclusion. TIDE is a diversity, equality […]
Capacity building for the long term will be essential to realise ambitions for a renaissance in council housebuilding. The Council Housebuilding Support Service (CHoSS) helps councils across England turn housing ambition into deliverable programmes. Local Partnerships, jointly owned by the Local Government Association, HM Treasury, and the Welsh Government, is the principal delivery partner for […]
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