SEC General News

Polling shows that more must be done to demonstrate local climate action

Results from our SE 1,000  Savanta ComRes biannual monitor show that among the general public, just two in five people know about local climate change adaptation measures.  Previous polling revealed that the greater number of respondents indicated they knew either a lot, or a little about climate adaptation measures taken locally. Yet these latest polling results reveal that while […]

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South East to receive £12 million to strengthen local economies

The South East is set to receive just over  £12 million in funding through the Community Renewal Fund, it was announced on Wednesday.   As part of the Levelling Up agenda, a total of £200 million has been promised for UK areas to boost productivity and grow local economies. 23 projects across 7 local authorities in the region

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Whitehall should avoid ‘grabbing’ Health and Social Care

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

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SEEC welcomes Housing Algorithm fix

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

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News Release: Boris urged to avoid Brexit Trade Deal “Disaster”

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

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South East 1,000 Biannual Regional Monitor (Autumn 2020)

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,

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SEEC criticises government over Planning system proposals

Submitting the response to the MHCLG consultation on changing the planning system the Chair of South East England Councils (SEEC) Cllr Roy Perry said: “This consultation is really not needed – the planning system is not the problem as to why more homes are not being built.  400,000 homes, granted planning permission over the last

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