Aligning Policy

CSEP has been awarded DCLG funding to provide assistance to DEFRA, DTI, DCLG and DfT in order to align their policies internally, across government departments and to maximise opportunities through a greater understanding of local delivery.

The work is a direct consequence of all 8 local authorities within CSEP achieving Beacon Council status of Sustainable Energy in 2005-2006.

The aim of this work is:

‘To align a wide-ranging spectrum of key strategic government objectives more closely with the overlying requirement to realise cost effective methodologies to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency, maximise development including the use of low and zero carbon technologies and to achieve renewable energy targets’.

The Beacon Council Partnership of Local Authorities in Cornwall, through CSEP, will compile a comprehensive report. The ongoing development of this report will be presented at regular intervals to a joint meeting of officials of the four government departments affected. The final report with recommendations should be presented to senior officials and ministers.

The report(s) will include recommendations on how the Government can align policies, be cost-effective and maximise efforts in areas such as:

• Addressing climate change;
• Regenerating communities and businesses;
• Improving the health of the nation;
• Increasing competitiveness.

by utilising the efforts of effective local sustainable energy partnership working led by local authorities but managed externally from each council.

For more information on the Beacon Peer Support Fund, please see the summary sheet, or contact Tim German on tim@csep.co.uk .

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