Letters and Consultations
The South East Strategic Leaders frequently make policy shaping responses to government consultations, reports and inquiries.

Health & Social Care
- Joint written evidence (with SEEC and SECASC) submitted to the Commons Health Committee's Inquiry into Social Care - October, 2011
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Response to the NHS Listening Exercise, May 2011
43kb
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Response to 'Healthy Lives, Healthy people: consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health', March 2011
59kb
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Response to Liberating the NHS: increasing democratic legitimacy in health consultation, October 2010
32kb
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Response to the Personal Care at Home Bill Consultation, February 2010
35kb

Finance
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Response to consultation on 'Proposals for Business Rates Retention'
220kb part of the Local Government Resource Review, 24 October, 2011
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Response to the Local Government Resource Review
44kb - letter to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, May 2011
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Response to consultation on 'Proposals for Business Rates Retention'

Spending
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The future shape of local services
68kb – letter to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
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Addressing the national deficit, four priority areas for the Spending Review
299kb – letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Delivering ‘more for less’: pan public service efficiency savings
299kb – letter to the Chief Financial Secretary
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The future shape of local services

The Growth Agenda
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'Devolving local major transport schemes'
55kb - SESL and South East England Councils (SEEC), joint response to the consultation, 28 March, 2012.
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'What can a mayor do for your city?
80kb' - SESL and South East England Counties (SEEC), joint response to the government consultation, 20 December, 2011
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'Developing a sustainable framework for UK aviation'
30kb - SESL's response on the government's draft scoping document (20 October, 2011)
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Response to New Homes Bonus Consultation
20kb
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Letter to Lord Heseltine
109kb - SESL has called for more priority to be given to the holding of a Regional Growth Fund road show in the South East
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Delivering economic growth and prosperity
145kb – SESL and the CBI outline their unique Memorandum of Understanding to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Employer National Insurance contributions
121kb – exclusion in the South East risks business growth, letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Reform of the planning agenda
67kb – SESL highlights it’s concerns
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Response to the consultation Reforming the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive Scheme
70kb
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'Devolving local major transport schemes'

Other
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Response to Defra's consultation on 'Implementation of the Sustainable Drainage Systems provisions in Schedule 3, Flood and Water Management Act 2010'
52kb (12 March, 2012)
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Response from Richard Benyon MP
223kb regarding sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), (December, 2011)
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Implementation of SuDS Approval Body Duty
67kb, letter highlighting to Richard Benyon MP, Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries, the challenges to local authorities around this element of the Flood and Water Management Act (22nd November, 2011)
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Response to government consultation: Draft National Planning Policy Framework
81kb 17th October, 2011
- Written evidence submitted to the CLG Select Committee's Inquiry into the Draft National Planning Policy Framework - September, 2011 (awaiting publication)
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Localism Bill, tabling of amendments Letter to Lord Cameron of Dillington
25kb (June, 2011), suggesting proposed amendments that require Strategic Infrastructure Assessments be undertaken as part of the Duty to Co-operate, and for SIAs to be referenced in Local Plans and CIL Charging Schedules.
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Letter to Michael Gove on the scrutiny function of local authorities in relation to schools Bill
63kb
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Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment
124kb – SESL has written to Defra to strongly request an extension for all Local Lead Flood Authorities on the deadline for submission of the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment.
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Implementation of Flood Risk Regulations
212kb – the need to sufficiently resource new burdens
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Welcome to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
128kb – SESL sets out its desire to translate government policy into action
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Response to Defra's consultation on 'Implementation of the Sustainable Drainage Systems provisions in Schedule 3, Flood and Water Management Act 2010'