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The '''Council of Leaders of Local Government''' is a forum in the [[United Kingdom]] that brings together the [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] and leaders of representative bodies of [[local government in the United Kingdom|local government]]. <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.themj.co.uk/relationship-reset|title=Relationship reset|date=10 October 2024|magazine=Municipal Journal|first=Dan|last=Peters}}</ref><ref>https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=f689370c-b03d-4ad8-b57a-35ce29646dcc</ref>
The '''Local Government Leaders' Council''' is a forum in the [[United Kingdom]] that brings together the [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|deputy prime minister]], other ministers in the [[Government of the United Kingdom|UK government]], and leaders of representative bodies of [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local government]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.themj.co.uk/relationship-reset|title=Relationship reset|date=10 October 2024|magazine=Municipal Journal|first=Dan|last=Peters}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{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]] }}</ref><ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/local-government-association-conference</ref>


==Purpose==
==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".<ref>https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=f689370c-b03d-4ad8-b57a-35ce29646dcc</ref>
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".<ref name="auto"/>

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."<ref>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</ref>


==Members==
==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]].
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]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=f689370c-b03d-4ad8-b57a-35ce29646dcc | title=The MJ }}</ref>

Most members of the council represent only [[Local government in England|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:
As of October 2024, the membership of the council is as follows:
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Organisation represented
! Organisation
! Geographical extent
! Representative
! Representative
! Position within organisation
! Position within organisation
|-
|-
| [[Government of the United Kingdom]]
| [[Government of the United Kingdom]]
| United Kingdom
| [[Angela Rayner]]
| [[Angela Rayner]]
| [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]<br>[[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]
| [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]<br>[[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government]]
|-
⚫
| [[Government of the United Kingdom]]
| United Kingdom
| [[Jim McMahon (politician)|Jim McMahon]]
| [[Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution]]
|-
|-
| [[Core Cities Group]]
| [[Core Cities Group]]
| United Kingdom
| James Lewis<ref>https://www.corecities.com/cities/cities/leeds/new-chair-core-cities-uk</ref>
| James Lewis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.corecities.com/cities/cities/leeds/new-chair-core-cities-uk|title=A new Chair for Core Cities UK &#124; corecities.com|website=www.corecities.com}}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
|-
|-
| [[County Councils Network]]
| [[County Councils Network]]
| England
| Tim Oliver<ref>https://www.countycouncilsnetwork.org.uk/governance-2/</ref>
| Tim Oliver<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countycouncilsnetwork.org.uk/governance-2/ | title=Governance }}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
|-
|-
| [[District Councils' Network]]
| [[District Councils' Network]]
| England
| Sam Chapman-Allen<ref>https://www.districtcouncils.info/about-us/#nl-council-lnk</ref>
| Sam Chapman-Allen<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.districtcouncils.info/about-us/#nl-council-lnk | title=About Us &#124; District Councils' Network }}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
|-
|-
| [https://keycities.uk/ Key Cities]
| [https://keycities.uk/ Key Cities]
| England and Wales
| John Merry<ref>https://keycities.uk/about/key-cities-executive/</ref>
| John Merry<ref>{{cite web | url=https://keycities.uk/about/key-cities-executive/ | title=Key cities executive }}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
|-
|-
| [[Local Government Association]]
| [[Local Government Association]]
| England and Wales
| Louise Grittins<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weakley |first=Kirsty |date=2024-07-11 |title=New LGA chair: ‘We must change gear' |url=https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/governance-and-structure/new-lga-chair-we-must-change-gear-11-07-2024/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Local Government Chronicle (LGC) |language=en}}</ref>
| Louise Grittins<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weakley |first=Kirsty |date=2024-07-11 |title=New LGA chair: 'We must change gear' |url=https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/governance-and-structure/new-lga-chair-we-must-change-gear-11-07-2024/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Local Government Chronicle (LGC) |language=en}}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
|-
|-
| [[London Councils]]
| [[London Councils]]
| Greater London
| Claire Holland<ref>https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/who-we-are/leadership-and-committees/our-leadership/leaders-committee-members</ref>
| Claire Holland<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/who-we-are/leadership-and-committees/our-leadership/leaders-committee-members | title=Leaders' committee members &#124; London Councils - Localgov Drupal }}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
|-
|-
| [https://www.sigoma.gov.uk/ Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities]
| [https://www.sigoma.gov.uk/ Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities]
| England
| Stephen Houghton<ref>https://www.sigoma.gov.uk/about/sigoma-leadership</ref>
| Stephen Houghton<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sigoma.gov.uk/about/sigoma-leadership | title=SIGOMA - SIGOMA Leadership }}</ref>
| Chair
| Chair
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==Meetings and activities==
==Meetings and activities==
===Meetings===
===Meetings===
The council met for the first time on 8 October 2024 and expected to meet four times a year.
The first meeting of the council took place in October 2024.

The council is expected to meet four times a year.<ref name="auto1"/>

{| class="wikitable"
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|-
! Date
!Location
|-
|[https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/24/deputy-prime-minister-promises-relationship-reset-with-councils/ 24 October 2024]
|[[Harrogate]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/JimfromOldham/status/1849555184206200850|title=x.com}}</ref>
|-
|16 December 2024
|[[Leeds]]<ref>https://x.com/mhclg/status/1868982450023493691</ref><ref>https://x.com/JimfromOldham/status/1869026226939031576</ref>
|-
|}


===Activities===
===Activities===
On 11 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.<ref>https://www.districtcouncils.info/robust-local-government-is-critical-to-the-governments-ambitions/</ref>
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.<ref>{{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' &#124; District Councils' Network }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
⚫
*[[Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom]]
*[[Council of the Nations and Regions]]
*[[Council of the Nations and Regions]]
*[[Islands Forum (United Kingdom)]]
*[[Mayoral Council]]
*[[Mayoral Council for England]]
*[[Convention of Scottish Local Authorities]]
*[[Northern Ireland Local Government Association]]
*[[Welsh Local Government Association]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mhclggovuk/albums/72177720321476694 Inaugural Leaders' Council]

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The Local Government 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.[1][2][3][4]

Purpose

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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".[5]

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."[6]

Members

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Organisations represented on the council include the Local Government Association, Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Core Cities Group, Key Cities, County Councils Network, District Councils' Network, and London Councils.[5]

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:

Organisation Geographical extent Representative Position within organisation
Government of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Angela Rayner Deputy Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Government of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Jim McMahon Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
Core Cities Group United Kingdom James Lewis[7] Chair
County Councils Network England Tim Oliver[8] Chair
District Councils' Network England Sam Chapman-Allen[9] Chair
Key Cities England and Wales John Merry[10] Chair
Local Government Association England and Wales Louise Grittins[11] Chair
London Councils Greater London Claire Holland[12] Chair
Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities England Stephen Houghton[13] Chair

Meetings and activities

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Meetings

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The first meeting of the council took place in October 2024.

The council is expected to meet four times a year.[3]

Meetings of the Mayoral Council for England
Date Location
24 October 2024 Harrogate[14]
16 December 2024 Leeds[15][16]

Activities

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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.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Peters, Dan (10 October 2024). "Relationship reset". Municipal Journal.
  2. ^ "Deputy Prime Minister promises relationship 'reset' with councils – MHCLG in the Media".
  3. ^ a b "Rayner to scrap 'payday loan' premium for council bailouts". Independent.co.uk.
  4. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/local-government-association-conference
  5. ^ a b "The MJ".
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ "A new Chair for Core Cities UK | corecities.com". www.corecities.com.
  8. ^ "Governance".
  9. ^ "About Us | District Councils' Network".
  10. ^ "Key cities executive".
  11. ^ Weakley, Kirsty (2024-07-11). "New LGA chair: 'We must change gear'". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  12. ^ "Leaders' committee members | London Councils - Localgov Drupal".
  13. ^ "SIGOMA - SIGOMA Leadership".
  14. ^ "x.com".
  15. ^ https://x.com/mhclg/status/1868982450023493691
  16. ^ https://x.com/JimfromOldham/status/1869026226939031576
  17. ^ "'Robust local government is critical to the Government's ambitions' | District Councils' Network".
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