Local Partnerships LLP is

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...

owned by

HM Treasury His Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury or HMT), and informally referred to as the Treasury, is the Government of the United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry. The Treasury is responsible for public spending, financial services policy, Tax ...

, the

Local Government Association The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local government in England, local authorities in England and Wales. Its core membership is made up of 317 English councils and the 22 Welsh councils through the ...

and

Welsh Government The Welsh Government ( ) is the Executive (government), executive arm of the Welsh devolution, devolved government of Wales. The government consists of Cabinet secretary, cabinet secretaries and Minister of State, ministers. It is led by the F ...

established 2009. It serves as a Public-private partnership unit in

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. As an in-house public sector delivery partner they work solely for central government departments, The Welsh Government, Councils and Combined Authorities. Local Partnerships' experience of working with both national and local government gives their clients a unique insight into current best practice and market intelligence from around the UK, improving their chances of success. The current Chair is Keith Fraser, who was appointed in 2022. The Chief Executive is Adele Gritten.

Climate work

Local Partnerships’ climate work supports the public sector to * deliver strategic and practical approaches to achieve net-zero * plan for a changing climate, by assessing local impacts and necessary changes * deliver renewable energy infrastructure and energy efficiency projects * develop and deliver to minimise waste and facilitate a circular economy It is funded by fee income from chargeable services and money 'top-sliced' from local authorities' Revenue Support Grant (RSG) payments from the UK government, grant funding from UK government departments such as Defra and MHCLG. Local Partnerships and the

Greater London Authority The Greater London Authority (GLA), colloquially known by the Metonymy, metonym City Hall, is the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved Regions of England, regional governance body of Greater London, England. It consists of two political ...

are responsible for the operation of the Re:fit 4 programme which is a procurement initiative for public bodies wishing to implement energy efficiency measures and local energy generation projects on their assets. The Re:fit framework will be operational until April 2024. Local Partnerships has a team of PFI specialists who provide support to contracts across the full range of financial, technical and legal specialisms, particularly as the contracts come to an end or may benefit from refinancing.

References

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