Insights

Local Partnerships has helped Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council complete a PFI refinancing project. Following initial engagement to help the council assess the potential to refinance, Local Partnerships took on the role of delivery partner for the council to manage the process on their behalf, fully utilising our experience and expertise on commercial and financial matters […]

On 23rd March, Welsh Government hosted a market engagement event attended by over 200 potential providers to confirm its commitment to delivering £1bn of infrastructure investment through the new Mutual Investment Model in Wales. At the event Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething and Education Secretary Kirsty Williams launched the MIM programme, a […]

On 29 March Andrew Coleman, our Deputy Chief Executive, chaired the expert panel at this City & Financial event entitled: “Housing delivery – responding to the challenges”. The panel comprised The Rt Hon David Gauke MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, delivered the keynote address outlining the government’s infrastructure priorities. The conference reviewed relevant budget […]

On 22 March Vicky Kingston, Project Director National Re:Fit, addressed this conference in the QEII centre in Westminster focused on meeting carbon reduction targets. Vicky gave a presentation on the benfits of the Re:Fit programme. She set out that organisational savings will be a key driver for public sector organisations this year, then posed the […]

On 21 March our Chief Executive Sean Hanson spoke at the plenary panel session of the LGA conference “Building Homes, Reducing Homelessness”. The panel was chaired by Councillor Keith House, Leader of Eastleigh Borough Council and Deputy Chair of the LGA Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board. Sean spoke alongside Melanie Leech Chief Executive of […]

On Friday 27 January South East England Councils (SEEC) and the LGA ran a “Building Homes and Associated Infrastructure” workshop in Westminster. Jenny Coombs, housing and regeneration specialist at Local Partnerships, gave a presentation on funding for home building and infrastructure, in collaboration with the Housing Finance Institute (HFI). Jenny focused on: • Forward-funded infrastructure• […]

On 23 January Sean Hanson, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships, chaired an expert panel at the UK Housing Delivery Summit. The topic under discussion was “achieving the government targets for 1 million homes by 2020.” Sean spoke alongside Sir Edward Lister, Chairman, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Gavin Smart, Deputy CEO, Chartered Institute of Housing […]

We work with public sector organisations and the Welsh Government Treasury across Wales. We support the delivery of many programmes in Wales, in particular the Welsh Government’s Waste Infrastructure Procurement Programmes, a pipeline of public sector local renewable energy generation and efficiency projects. Our team took part in the Welsh Government’s CSR day on Saturday […]

DELIVERING IMPACT AND DRIVING CHANGE We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2024-25 Impact Report, celebrating the successes we have helped our clients achieve and the achievements and ambitions of the public sector. This report encapsulates our unwavering commitment to delivering value and efficacy for the public sector, reflecting our dedication to supporting local authorities, central government […]

The District Councils Network hosted their first-ever national conference on 2-3 February 2017, in Warwickshire. The overarching theme of the conference was “Districts Delivering Growth”. The conference brought together national leaders, influencers and experts with district members. Discussion focused on shaping the future economic and social prosperity of our localities and how district councils can […]

On 28 February Sean Hanson, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships, will deliver the key note speech at the second of the BSA’s events on commercial councils, in Birmingham. Government funding changes mean councils need to raise more funding themselves and focus on their commercial skills, alongside the relentless pressure to do things more efficiently with […]

The government’s hotly-awaited housing White Paper “Fixing our Broken Housing Market” was published yesterday. There were a raft of initiatives aimed at improving the speed and efficiency of the planning process, building homes faster and diversifying the supply side of the housing market. These are the key points for councils looking to intervene successfully in […]

You are invited to a discussion on the development of commercial skills in local government.  Representatives from local authorities and the private sector will explore a range of issues including: Government funding changes mean councils need to raise more funding themselves and focus on their commercial skills.  How can private sector skills and experience help […]

Sean Hanson, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships joins an exceptional panel at this summit. Speakers will provide invaluable updates and insights from some of the leading players in the UK housing market. The future for the UK housing sector, and how the Government’s ambition to deliver a million homes by 2020 can be achieved, will […]

The first-ever DCN conference will be held on Thursday 2 – Friday 3 February 2017 at the Chesford Grange Hotel near Kenilworth in Warwickshire. “Districts Delivering Growth” is the first-ever DCN national conference and brings together national leaders, influencers and experts with district members to help shape the future economic and social prosperity of our […]

Christmas already seems like a long time ago, but on Friday 16th December, as part of National Christmas Jumper day staff at Local Partnerships wore their best festive knits to raise money for save the children https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/ We also held a raffle and managed to raise £262 for Save the Children. It was a festive, […]