Local Government Leaders' Council
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{{Politics of the United Kingdom}}
The Local Government Leaders' Council or simply the Leaders' Council is a forum in the United Kingdom that brings together the deputy prime minister, other ministers in the UK government, and leaders of representative bodies of local government.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.themj.co.uk/relationship-reset|title=Relationship reset|date=10 October 2024|magazine=Municipal Journal|first=Dan|last=Peters}}{{cite web | url=https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/24/deputy-prime-minister-promises-relationship-reset-with-councils/ | title=Deputy Prime Minister promises relationship 'reset' with councils – MHCLG in the Media }}{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/angela-rayner-deputy-prime-minister-government-local-government-whitehall-b2634990.html | title=Rayner to scrap 'payday loan' premium for council bailouts | website=Independent.co.uk }}https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/local-government-association-conference
Purpose
The council aims to be a "regular forum for the key sector representatives to discuss strategic questions impacting local government, to share key and evolving challenges, and co-design solutions".
The English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024 states that the council "… [brings] together a representative group of local authority leaders with the Deputy Prime Minister and other ministers so that local leaders have a seat at the table in government and policy solutions can be co-designed with local government."https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-devolution-white-paper-power-and-partnership-foundations-for-growth/english-devolution-white-paper#how-we-will-deliver-devolution-in-england
Members
Organisations represented on the council include the Local Government Association, [https://www.sigoma.gov.uk/ Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities], Core Cities Group, [https://keycities.uk/ Key Cities], County Councils Network, District Councils' Network, and London Councils.{{cite web | url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=f689370c-b03d-4ad8-b57a-35ce29646dcc | title=The MJ }}
Most members of the council represent only local government in England, but a small number also represent cities in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The main local government representative bodies of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not represented on the council.
As of October 2024, the membership of the council is as follows:
Meetings and activities
=Meetings=
The first meeting of the council took place in October 2024.
The council is expected to meet four times a year.
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! colspan="2" |Meetings of the Local Government Leaders' Council |
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| [https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/24/deputy-prime-minister-promises-relationship-reset-with-councils/ 24 October 2024]
|Harrogate{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/JimfromOldham/status/1849555184206200850|title=x.com}} |
| 16 December 2024
|Leedshttps://x.com/mhclg/status/1868982450023493691https://x.com/JimfromOldham/status/1869026226939031576 |
| 4 March 2025
|Chelmsford{{Cite web |date=4 March 2025 |title=The Minister for Local Government and English Devolution meets with council leaders and CEOs in Chelmsford |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/mhclggovuk/albums/72177720324206617/ |access-date=3 April 2025 |publisher=Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government}}{{Cite web |date=5 March 2025 |title=Devolution Minister visits Essex |url=https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/2025/devolution-minister-visits-essex |access-date=3 April 2025 |website=Essex County Council}} |
=Activities=
On 7 October 2024, the organisational members of the council sent a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves urging reform of the local government funding system to help stable local authority finances.{{cite web | url=https://www.districtcouncils.info/robust-local-government-is-critical-to-the-governments-ambitions/ | title='Robust local government is critical to the Government's ambitions' | District Councils' Network }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mhclggovuk/albums/72177720321476694 Inaugural Leaders' Council]
{{Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom}}
{{Administrative geography of the United Kingdom}}