Making the South East
an even better place to
live, work and do business

  • Efficient Transport to keep our region moving
  • Affordable, decent Housing to grow sustainably
  • Collaboration for a Smarter and Greener future
  • Adequate Skills provision to compete successfully
  • Practical Devolution to empower our region

Councils in partnership

South East Councils

South East Councils (SEC) is a cross-party membership association that works to ensure the South East England region is a great place to live, work and do business.

With most local authorities as members, we seek to provide a unified democratic voice on South East interests.

South East Councils is an associate member of the Local Government Association (LGA).

Our members

Most councils in the South East are active SEC members

SOUTH EAST

1,000

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Latest meetings

SEC Summer Parliamentary Reception 2023
July 10, 2023
15:30
By invitation only
AGM of the APPG for the South East (2023)
July 5, 2023
10:30
By invitation only
APPG
"Tomorrow’s South East"- Summit of the South East (SOTSE)
October 19, 2022
09:30
By invitation only

News

SEC Writes to New Local Government Minister

South East Councils (SEC) has written to the new Local Government Minister. Simon Hoare MP has taken up the role following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ...
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SEC Responds to DLUHC’s Local Plans Consultation

South East Councils (SEC) has responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ (DLUHC) consultation: “Plan-making reforms: consultation on implementation”. The consultation considers ...
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To Win as a “Team” Central Government Needs to do More

Speaking at Conservative Party Conference today, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove spoke highly of local Councillors. Gove thanked current ...
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SEC Raises Levelling Up in the South East with New Levelling Up Minister

South East Councils (SEC) has written to the new Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young MP. The Minister took up the role following the resignation of ...
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South East is Being Wilfully Ignored by Government

South East Councils has voiced concern that towns in the region are being wilfully ignored in Government funding allocations. While the Prime Minister has said ...
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What we're talking about

South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM) logo | South East Councils

The South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM) provides a leadership, coordination and advisory function for migration in the South East. SESPM is hosted by South East England Councils, with all SESPM work funded by the Home Office.

South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM) logo | South East Councils

The South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM) provides a leadership, coordination and advisory function for migration in the South East. SESPM is hosted by South East England Councils, with all SESPM work funded by the Home Office.