Speaking for the SE

Speaking for the South East

One of SEEC’s key objectives is to represent and promote the views and interests of local government in the South East. We are the only organisation that speaks on behalf of all tiers of local government, with members covering county, unitary and district councils.

Links to recent briefings and cases made to Government are listed below.  SEEC also highlights key issues to Ministers and MPs from our Data Dashboard which identifies key data and trends affecting the South East.

2020

• South East England Councils’ new Data Dashboard Spring 2020 (April 2020)

• On-the-day Budget 2020 briefing (March 2020)

• Letter to new Minister for Housing (February 2020)

• Letter to new Chancellor of the Exchequer (February 2020)

• Response to Future Homes Standard consultation (February 2020)

2019

• South East Councils and Strategic Leaders – Queen’s Speech Member Briefing (December 2019)

• Response to Local Government Finance Settlement Technical consultation (October 2019)

• letter to Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (October 2019)

• SEEC on-the-day member briefing on the Queen’s Speech (October 2019)

• SEEC on-the-day member briefing on Chancellor Sajid Javid’s Spending Round 2020-21 announcement (September 2019)

• SEEC letter to new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (August 2019)

• SEEC letter to the new Prime Minister (August 2019)

• Article in MJ online by Director, David Covill (July 2019)

• New SEEC-commissioned analysis of the strengths and challenges for the South East Economy (June 2019)

• SEEC has published skills case studies on how member councils are helping address skills challenges in the South East (June 2019)

• SEEC letter to Skills Minister Rt Hon Anne Milton MP suggesting improvements to the Apprenticeship Levy (May 2019)

• SEEC 1-page summary of May 2019 South East election results (May 2019)

• SEEC proposals for funding reform to the HCLG Select Committee on local government finance have been published by the committee (May 2019)

• SEEC submission to the Affordable Housing Commission (April 2019)

• SEEC MP briefing on key South East economic data & Spring Data Dashboard (March 2019)

• SEEC same-day member briefing on Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement 2019 (March 2019)

• SEEC member letter to MHCLG Secretary James Brokenshire puts forward infrastructure funding options for the South East (March 2019)

• SEEC and Wider South East partners call for changes to Permitted Development Rights (March 2019)

• SEEC written submissions to the London Plan Examination in Public (January-March 2019)

• SEEC Chairman writes in Municipal Journal: Skewed picture of cuts analysis (February 2019)

• Fair approach to local government funding is needed that treats all areas the same – Letter to Local Governmenn Minister Rishi Sunak MP from SEEC and SESL (February 2019)

• SEEC response to Defra consultation on biodiversity net gains consultation (February 2019)

• Ministerial briefing for SEEC members’ meeting with Housing & Planning Minister Kit Malthouse MP (February 2019)

• SEEC letter to Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP on tackling South East housing delivery barriers and implementing Letwin Review recommendations (January 2019)

• SEEC response to MHCLG consultation ‘Planning Reform: Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes‘, including Permitted Development Rights (January 2019)

Click here for access to SEEC’s work in speaking for the South East in 2018, 2017  2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.