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Policy and Influencing

LGYH undetake a range of policy and influencing work on behalf of its membership where there are shared priorities or a single voice is needed. This includes:

Local Government Finance

Working to ensure that local government has the resources and tools it needs to deliver for local communities - e.g. by shaping the reform of local government finance, making it more stable and responsive to local needs.

Health and Wellbeing

Supporting local authorities at local level to respond to the transformation of public health services and reform of the NHS, promoting the democratic role of local government in the health and wellbeing agendas.

Police and Fire Service Reform

Providing a consolidated local government voice on the democratic implications of planned police and fire service reforms, particularly those for directly elected Police Commissioners.

Localism and Decentralisation

Providing a cross party unified voice to influence central government's localism and decentralisation agenda - including the Localism Bill and other legisaltion - emphasising in particular the risks of imposing unreasonable controls over local government.

Work & Skills

Continued support for the Yorkshire and Humber Work and Skills Partnership and the transition from regional to emerging sub-regional partnership working.

Climate Change

Yorkshire and Humber is seriously exposed to climate change. We have more properties and businesses at serious flood risk than any region, apart from London. Our industrial base means we have one of the most carbon intensive economies in Europe. However, with these challenges come immense opportunities.

We aim to support the delivery of the following:

Strong regional leadership and coordination to ensure delivery of work to tackle the causes and effects of climate change in all sectors.
Support for local authorities and their partners in the delivery of their climate change targets, with a particular emphasis on improvement and efficiency.

Objectives:

Provide strategic support the Climate Change Partnership to effectively develop and deliver the Climate Change Plan for Yorkshire & Humber
Take forward the key recommendations of the Regional Adaptation Study by integrating these into the Climate Change Plan for Yorkshire & Humber
Project management of specific projects to deliver the Climate Change Plan for Yorkshire & Humber
Support Local Authorities to deliver against their climate change targets by driving forward delivery of the YoHr Space Climate Change programme
Support the development of effective climate change partnership relations between national, regional, LGYH and other regional city, sub regional, and local partners.

For information about the Regional Climate Change Partnership : www.yourclimate.org

Cohesion

Yorkshire and Humber is one of the most diverse regions in England in terms of its population and range of neighbourhoods, villages, towns and cities.

Throughout Yorkshire and Humber we have built successful relationships across all councils, fire and police authorities and have developed a great spirit and appetite for collaboration. This is unique to our region and we will continue to build on this and support collaborative arrangements to secure improvements across the whole region.

We have prioritised the building of effective working practices with those partners who can help us achieve this. We will all be accountable for these actions and recognise the need to work collaboratively at a local and regional level to ensure success. Through strategic, political, and community leadership we are working together with our partners in developing and delivering the priorities for our places.

We are supporting councils and partners in responding to those demographic changes within their areas resulting from both international and internal migration and will share the insight and understanding developed by the regions local authorities and partners on community cohesion.

Culture and the 2012 Games

Based on the premise that the spirit of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games can help Yorkshire and Humber make positive changes in our communities, LGYH support local government on the ‘Active and Engaged Communities’ section of the Yorkshire Gold strategy.

Localism Statement

LGYH: 1st Floor, 19 King Street, Wakefield, WF1 2SQ Telephone: 01924 200 262 email: mail@lgyh.gov.uk

Local Government works with regional MPs to boost economy

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New downloads on the Local Government Resource Review now available

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The results of the Making a Difference Awards, celebrating local government in Yorkshire and Humber have been announced.

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Leaders sign the Armed Forces Community Covenant

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LGYH Making a Difference Award nominations announced

See the nominations here.

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WESTMINSTER BRIEFING ON ENERGY AND OFFSHORE RENEWABLES LAUNCHED TO COINCIDE WITH MPS EVENT TO PROMOTE THE REGION'S OFFER

Available here.

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LGYH ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2010 - 2011 NOW PUBLISHED

Available here.

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OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES FRAMEWORK LAUNCHED

Information on the new framework can be found here

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARDS LAUNCHED