South East Councils was pleased to co host London and the Wider South East Conference with East of England LGA, GLA and London Councils today bringing together local authorities from across the South East with colleagues from East of England and London. Alongside an overview of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill from the Department […]
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South East Council’s Chair Cllr Nicolas Heslop and Deputy Chair Cllr Paul Bettison OBE have written to congratulate the new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP on his appointment. The recently published Spring 2022 South East 1,000 Monitor, the largest and most authoritative regular survey of councillor, business
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Following its AGM yesterday in Westminster, South East Councils (SEC) held a Parliamentary Reception for members and guests. Thank you very much Sally-Ann Hart, the MP for Hastings and Rye, for hosting the event. Around 70 people gathered to hear speeches from: Cllr Hannah Dalton, Deputy Leader of the LGA Independent Group Daisy Cooper, MP
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South East Councils has launched the South East 1,000 biannual regional monitor. It shows that the majority of members of the public, local businesses and councillors think decisions should be taken by district or borough councils. SE 1,000 is a comprehensive polling of 1,000 adults undertaken by Savanta ComRes among businesses, councillors and the public,
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The 2022 Queen’s Speech delivered to Parliament by Prince Charles sets out the Government’s priority to “grow and strengthen the economy and help ease the cost of living for families.” Important bills for Councils in the South East to watch include: A new Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to drive local growth and empower local
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“Resetting the South East – Levelling up after Brexit, Climate Change and COVID” view the SEC-commissioned report by think-tank Localis here.
Next week the APPG for the South East will welcome MPs, South East Council members and other key stakeholders to share views on their inquiry, “Financing the future – what does Levelling-up mean for South East England?” A large number of written responses have been received from business, council and other stakeholders – read these
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Ahead of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper expected in 2022, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for South East is launching an inquiry – Financing for the future – what does levelling up mean for South East England? Recent polling of residents and businesses commissioned by South East Councils found that 37% of residents and around
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As Grant Shapps unveils the new Integrated Rail Plan, we support the Government’s commitment to addressing economic imbalances across the country, but the South East’s points of entry to the UK must not be overlooked. Following the 2020 Oakervee Review into major transport schemes including HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, today’s Integrated Rail Plan (IRP)
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COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the local government challenge of meeting expectations for local services delivery with fewer resources. In our recent poll – SE 1,000 biannual monitor Autumn 2021 – we asked local people, businesses and councillors what forms of revenue raising should be considered at a local or regional level. Most said Business
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