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The annual conference, set at the scenic Sopwell House in St Albans, welcomed Leaders, Chief Executives, and other senior representatives from member councils and partner organisations to discuss the challenges and opportunities local government is currently facing. District Councils are the backbone of our economy and often unsung heroes in the wider political landscape. Adele […]

Local authorities can be green ambassadors Whether on energy, climate response or the circular economy, councils have an important leadership role, writes Adele Gritten, chief executive of Local Partnershi

Join Local Partnerships at the CIWM Resource Conference Cymru 2023, the pivotal event of the circular economy calendar. The event is for resource and Waste professionals across Wales, but also from the devolved nations who are looking to learn from the trailblazing work taking place in Wales. Delegates from Local Partnerships will be in attendance and one of our excellent associates, Linda Ovens, will […]

As it’s National Apprenticeship Week, we wanted to highlight the success of the scheme and proudly tell you about the team members who have participated in the apprenticeship scheme at Local Partnerships. The apprenticeship scheme at Local Partnerships is in it’s forth year with one of our first year apprentices, Millie, now a full time […]

Local Partnerships and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have worked together to develop a new toolkit for procurement teams. An inefficient procurement process can have significant repercussions, ranging from legal challenges to wasting taxpayers’ money. Getting the process and outcomes right means councils can deliver great services to the community for […]

Contractual guarantees for targeted performance parameters are a key aspect of the Re:fit Framework, writes Tony Lawson, Re:fit project director at Local Partnerships. Improving the energy efficiency of UK buildings is the greatest support that can be provided in response to rising energy prices. The British energy security strategy is part of an overall movement […]

Local Partnerships is hosting a webinar on 14 March from 11am-12pm to provide a practical insight into the key issues to consider when running through a PFI expiry process. The webinar is aimed at contract managers and individuals who have an operational focus. There are currently over 700 operational PFI contracts, over 400 of these […]

The Local Government Income Generation conference was held virtually on Tuesday 17 January. For over a decade local councils have faced funding cuts from central Government while encountering the increasing demand for vital services Listen to the panel of experts, chaired by Local Partnerships’ Julie McEver, talking about their Local projects and how they are […]

Watch the webinar – Making the case for investment in homelessness prevention The webinar is chaired by Charli Fudge, Policy advisor for homelessness at the LGA. Peter Shovlin, Head of Housing Options at Leeds and Melanie Brain, Head of Housing Options at Cornwall will share how they’ve used the homelessness prevention tool and how you can […]

Local Partnerships are thrilled and excited to be sponsoring the ‘Leadership in Responding to the Climate Emergency‘ again, at the 2023 MJ Awards. The MJ Awards are not just a celebration of success stories. They provide the people in local government with the recognition they deserve. “Winning an MJ Award acknowledges the tremendous effort of […]

New Report, Tool and Webinar on “Making the case for investing in homelessness prevention” Local Partnerships are proud to present our newest report and free tool. We worked with the LGA and Leeds and Cornwall councils during 2022 to understand what approaches have worked in homelessness prevention, how much they cost, costs that can have […]

Local Partnerships were thrilled to have been shortlisted for the New Statesman Positive Impact Awards.  The nomination was for the MK Sustainability SPD, part of Local Partnerships’ climate response work. The New Statesman Positive Impact Awards are to celebrate the work done by individuals and organisations to create real lasting change. Sarah-Joy Lewis, Project director […]

Complete our survey to tell us how the government can support local authorities to adapt to a changing climate. All council service areas will have been impacted by the weather extremes experienced this year. We are working with the LGA to provide an opportunity to inform future policy and support around adaptation to climate change, […]

Upskilling, cross-skilling and education initiatives are required at regional and national levels to effect meaningful improvements, writes Adele Gritten, chief executive of Local Partnerships. Following publication of the government’s net zero strategy and commitments made at COP26, it is clear from our recent co-sponsored report, Mapping a route to clean, local growth, prepared by Localis, […]

We must work together across multiple platforms when addressing health inequalities, write Jenny Coombs, Cheryl Davenport and Neil Webster. There is a 19-year gap in healthy life expectancy between the least and most deprived places in England. This has been exacerbated by the covid pandemic. As integrated care systems (ICS) – involving local partnerships of the […]

Local Partnerships is delighted to share the launch of the new report ‘Mapping a route to clean local growth – clearing the path to net zero’ The report calls on central government to raise the floor of support to help councils deliver a decarbonised local economy and to remove the ceiling on their ambition. There […]