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This is an updated version of “Renewable Energy Good Practice Guidance”, originally published in September 2020 to provide additional information in relation to industry and policy changes. This guide has been updated to help both members and officers of local authorities who are considering asset ownership to understand the potential risks and benefits and how these can be managed.
We are thrilled to announce the launch the Impact Report 2022/2023. It celebrates the successes we’ve helped our clients achieve over the last year.
As a key interface between local and central government, we provide expert advice and practical resources alongside project and programme delivery support, enabling public services to thrive. As an in-house consultancy jointly owned by the LGA, HM Treasury and Welsh Government, we work solely for councils and combined authorities, central government departments, the Welsh Government and other public sector bodies such as the NHS.
LATCo guidance – Local authority company review guidance
The toolkit, Local authority company review guidance, is for undertaking strategic and governance reviews of wholly or partly owned council commercial entities – 2023 edition.
A tool to help councils ensure that they strike an appropriate balance between allowing a company the freedom to manage its activities and ensuring that it is accountable for its actions.
Jane Forshaw, presents the webinar: “Effective approaches for integrating fleet budgeton” behalf of the Welsh Government Energy Service, hosted a webinar to help attendees navigate the financial aspects of transition towards a zero emission fleet, with speakers from Nottingham City Council, Monmouthshire County Council and Powys County Council.
Local Authority Electricity Forecast Tool
To better forecast energy consumption and achieve better energy efficiency, Local Partnerships has developed an easy to use, quick and robust energy consumption Forecasting Tool.
The Forecasting Tool produced can be used to forecast future council electricity consumption and procurement needs after considering the effects of decarbonisation interventions and areas of growth.
Local Partnerships recently provided support to Wiltshire Council as it was preparing to re-tender a large framework to provide support for young people and adults of working age with additional needs due to mental health, learning disabilities and/or on the autistic spectrum (MHLDA). Local Partnerships has produced the Wiltshire Council Case Study.
UPDATED – 29 July 2026 – The Waste Emissions Calculator
The Waste Emissions Calculator provides Waste Disposal Authorities with a comprehensive tool for carbon emissions reporting across a range of waste treatment processes. It was originally developed by Cambridgeshire County Council and University College London (UCL) through the Net Zero Innovation Programme, a collaboration between the Local Government Association (LGA) and University College London (UCL).
The calculator is now hosted and updated by Local Partnerships.
As part of our work with the Welsh Government Energy Service, we have helped to produce guidance for engaging with stakeholders when developing decarbonisation projects in the public sector.
The guidance note seeks to provide useful case studies and examples on how to engage with the right stakeholders at the right time, to maintain engagement from inception through delivery, into monitoring.
The Energy Service, one of our key partners, aims to provide capability and capacity to the public sector in meeting the ambitious net zero targets for Wales.
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