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We are delighted to announce our impact report 2021 – 2022. The report highlights and celebrates the successes we have helped our clients achieve in the last financial year.

The report covers tangible results of the five main areas of our work: climate response, circular economy and resource efficiency, infrastructure and assets, complex contracting and public sector capability and capacity.

A new toolkit for local authority funding bid preparation in advance of the next round of the Levelling Up Fund has been launched. It will help councils improve the quality of their Levelling Up Fund bids and select projects that are most likely to succeed in attracting an award.

This document provides practical guidance to contracting authorities on managing PFI contract expiry and service transition.

‘Preparing for PFI contract expiry’ provides practical guidance to contracting authorities on managing the expiry of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts and the transition to future services provision. This guidance is aimed at PFI contracting authorities, including Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) and PFI contract management teams and applies to PFI contracts in England across all sectors. It does not seek to be prescriptive, as the activities required to exit from a PFI contract vary considerably based on the nature of the assets and services provided, the form of contract and the future requirements of the authority. Instead, it offers a framework for approaching PFI contract expiry and transition, based on practical experience.

WEBINAR: Effective bidding for funding

The MJ and Local Partnerships are proud to present the COP26 podcast series. The series is chaired by Heather Jameson, Editor of The MJ.

The podcast series is designed for local authorities seeking to understand the implications of COP26 and decode what the high-level statements actually mean for the local government sector. If you would like to catch up on any of the podcasts, all episodes are available below.

The MJ and Local Partnerships jointly hosted a webinar series ‘Action on climate crisis webinar series: The MJ and Local Partnerships.’ in the run up to COP26, designed for local authorities seeking to accelerate their action on the climate crisis through practical solutions.

It utilises the experience of Local Partnerships and The MJ, and features insights and delivery advice from the local authorities who submitted outstanding applications to the 2021 MJ Award: “leadership in responding to the climate emergency”.

WEBINAR: Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund with Turner & Townsend

A series of lunch time webinars to help with Re:fit, Plan, Procure and Perform.

1. WEBINAR: Re:fit lunch and learn: Plan with Tony Lawson, Director and Simon Chubb, Head of Sustainability, Anglian Ruskin University
2. WEBINAR: Re:fit lunch and learn: Procure with Rachel Toresen-Owuor, Director and Neil Gromett, Managing Director, Alive West Norfolk, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Council
3. WEBINAR: Re:fit lunch and learn: Perform with Tristian Oliver, Director and Iain Goldsworthy, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council