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The Association of North East Councils
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The Association of North East Councils brings together the twelve local authorities in the North East of England. Working together we advocate for the North East's councils and are a strong voice for the local government sector. We seek to influence the outcome of national policy decisions in the interests of people in this area of the country.
We are a membership organisation working collaboratively to secure a prosperous future for all and to tackle the challenges we face in our economy including impacts on individuals and families. We are committed to bringing leadership and vision in driving economic recovery, creating the right conditions for businesses to invest and grow, and supporting people and communities.
Improving lives and making a positive difference to citizens and communities is at the heart of our work. We highlight opportunities for improvement and promote the many strengths and assets of the North East of England as a place to live, visit, invest and do business in.
You can keep up to date here with our policy agenda, lobbying activities, news, events and latest developments.
ANEC Evidence to Inform Spending Review
The Spending Review, due to be announced on 26 June, is an important opportunity for local government to inform future funding decisions that will have significant impacts for all 12 councils in the North East as well as for the wider economy.
more about this...Tackling family poverty
Poverty affects many families in the North East as economic challenges increase, there is a decrease in spending power, and welfare reforms are having an impact. ANEC members, working together, have developed a set of actions to help address it.
more about this...Welfare Reform – what it means for the North East
The introduction of the Government's welfare reforms will have far-reaching impacts on individuals, on the local economy and on councils' own finances. ANEC, together with its member authorities and partners, is prioritising work on looking at the impacts of welfare reforms to inform future discussions with the Government.
more about this...Importance of East Coast Mainline
ANEC member authorities have written to the Secretary of State for Transport to highlight the strategic economic importance of the East Coast Main Line in providing vital connections between the North East, London, Scotland and a range of business and leisure destination timed to influence the specification for the new franchise for the future operation of the East Coast service.
more about this...Pivotal roles in improving Health and Wellbeing
Local authorities have taken on an important new role and range of responsibilities in improving people's health and wellbeing. These include ensuring that health services, public health and social care services are jointly planned and commissioned and fully integrated; leading the health and wellbeing boards that are being set up in every local authority; and delivering a wide range of public health functions.
more about this...ANEC highlights fair funding issues with Government
Councils across the North East have responded together to highlight the impacts of the provisional local government grant settlement for all authorities in the North East. The cross party representation by ANEC highlights a number of ways in which the mechanisms and design of the formula used for allocating resources have an unfair distributional impact on councils in areas of higher deprivation - primarily in the North, whilst benefitting more affluent councils in areas of the South.
more about this...