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Local Partnerships are teaming up with Milton Keynes Council for this assurance event. It will be hosted at Milton Keynes Council on Wednesday 21 September, running from 09:30 – 15:00. Jim Scopes will demonstrate the Delivering Capability Status (DCS) Tool, and give delegates the opportunity to trial it for themselves.

This forum is specifically designed for local government. It aims to explore innovative and alternative means for generating income within local councils. Local Partnerships’ Simon Bandy is a keynote speaker at this event, alongside Stuart Hoggan from DCLG, Aileen Murphy from the National Audit Office and Cliff Dalton from CIPFA. The keynote speakers will cover […]

House building is at the top of the political agenda, and many authorities are under extreme pressure to generate income and show what they are doing to alleviate housing shortages, and lack of affordable homes, in their area. There are many constraints on local authorities getting houses built, not least land availability and planning, without […]

On 6th July a one day conference for public service mutuals was held at Local Government House, supported by Local Partnerships and partnered with The Employee Ownership Association. Over 150 representatives of public service mutuals came together to learn about and share their experiences of business growth, diversification and competition. Public service mutuals deliver over […]

Housing is a key area for both of our owners, HM Treasury and the LGA, and we are currently providing support to a number of local authorities, to DCLG and the HCA. Most of the councils that we currently support are becoming more actively involved in housing delivery and many are considering setting up housing […]

LGA conference 2016 On the 5th of July representatives from Local Partnerships headed to Bournemouth, with newly branded umbrellas to protect them come rain or shine, for the annual LGA conference. Conference came at a time of considerable change following the vote to leave the European Union and the halls and stands were filled with […]

Local Partnerships are exclusively launching the executive summary of a new report: “Local Energy Options – A Guidance Document for Local Government” in summer 2016. This report will help inform local authorities about the scale of opportunity available in the changing energy sector. It will outline the benefits of a council-backed energy supply business and […]

For the eighth year in a row, a team from Local Partnerships took part in the national Give and Gain day organised by Business in the Community.  Their members work together to tackle a wide range of issues that are essential to building a fairer society and a more sustainable future.  They hope to harness […]

We had a very successful day at the first National Infrastructure Forum conference. It is a new conference bringing together Local Government and their LEP partners, Central Government and the Private Sector to discuss the key challenges that must be overcome to develop this new plan moving forward. With public capital investment of over £100 […]

Devolution has been at the top of the government’s agenda and in the forefront of councils’ thinking since the general election. Not surprisingly, it has been at the top of our agenda too. We have worked with councils contemplating a Combined Authority or Devolution Deal and with those who already have a Deal in place. […]

This is the fifth regional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management. The previous four reviews, focusing on Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East, West Midlands and London provided a wealth of information to decision makers and stakeholders; this review continues the work of the previous reports in terms of building upon the bank of knowledge […]

Q: What are your first impressions of LP? Great people; I’m really impressed by the skills and professionalism and the amount of deep knowledge. Local Partnerships is a “people business”; our greatest asset is the intellectual capital of our team. I’m really humbled by how enthusiastic people are about working for Local Partnerships and the […]

Identifying improvements, delivering success We are hosting a one-day, free to attend conference to help you strengthen corporate governance and robust decision-making where those already using the Internal Assurance Toolkit will share their experiences and best practice tips. The conference will take place on TBA, in Portcullis House, Westminster. What is the Local Partnerships Internal Assurance Toolkit? […]

2 June 20169.30am – 3.30pmNottingham Local authorities are facing a second major cut in funding over the next five years. Public sector managers are faced with the need to secure savings and efficiencies from their operational PFI contracts whilst preserving service delivery. We have developed a practical, one-day course to spread best practice and update […]

Join Local Partnerships for a business breakfast focused on housing on Wednesday 6 July in the Bryanston Suite of the Marriott hotel. Accelerating housing delivery is critical to the prosperity and wellbeing of local communities. Councils are taking a more proactive role in the housing sector including directly delivering new homes on land that they […]

Local Partnerships and the Greater London Authority (GLA) recently presented at a successful event to all the sixteen suppliers on the Re:fit Framework at the GLA headquarters. Vicky Kingston and Roger Simpson-Jones as part of the Re:fit development team,  working with the GLA and Crown Commercial Services helped shared the new procurement processes involved with […]