Press Statements

South East England Councils (SEEC) polling has found that the majority of people in the region want local councils, not Whitehall, to have primary responsibility for Social Care. SEEC was responding to publication of the Government’s White Paper ‘Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all’’ that proposes a reorganisation

South East England Councils (SEEC) has welcomed the Government’s latest announcement that it will re-think its planning policy proposals and abandon reliance on a housing algorithm. SEEC Chair Cllr Roy Perry said: “I am pleased the government has listened to Councillors and MPs from the south east.  The original planning proposal, far from levelling up

Boris urged to avoid Brexit Trade Deal “Disaster” Reacting to the National Audit Office report finding that UK trade with the EU faces “significant disruption” when the Brexit transition period ends in January, Cllr Roy Perry, the Chairman of South East England Councils (SEEC) has warned the Prime Minister it would be irresponsible to place

A new South East region monitor has been launched by South East England Councils (SEEC).  The South East 1,000 is comprised of polling undertaken by Savanta ComRes as well as an economic assessment prepared by the international economist Vicky Pryce. The polling of over of 1,000 adults was across three separate groups: 261 Councillors 278

The Chairman’s View South East England Councils (SEEC) is delighted to have partnered with leading UK polling agency Savanta ComRes and the prominent international economist Vicky Pryce to produce the new ‘South East 1,000’ which will be a unique monitor of public, business and civic cohorts from the UK’s most populated region. As a cross-party,