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GDS Digital Academy
. Free delegate places for council officers on digital themed training courses The Government Digital Service (GDS) are providing free delegate places for council officers, providing training themed around a number of important concepts including...
GovRoam, Eduroam for the Public Sector
. The recently released GovRoam app will enable Public Sector staff to easily identify multiple sites with access to the service, further enabling flexible working. In an ever more collaborative public sector, staff need to connect to the internet and...
OPE 6 Launch: Press Release
. The Government Launched, on Tuesday 1st August 2017, a combined package of £54m aimed at transforming local communities and releasing land for thousands of new homes. This packaged is delivered in partnership between the Cabinet Office and LGA’s one Public...
OPE Phase 6 Launches
. OPE launches new funding window, giving areas the opportunity to apply for up to £500,000 revenue funding to deliver land and projects in their local areas. On Tuesday 1 August One Public Estate (OPE) launched a new funding window, OPE Phase 6, giving new...
LGA Housing Advisers Programme
Helping councils meet the housing needs of their area It is a widely reported soundbite, “The housing market is broken and needs fixing!” The Local Government Association agrees, making the point that housing is unavailable, unaffordable, and is not appropriate for...
LGA Publish their Submission to the Housing White Paper Consultation
LGA Publish their Submission to the Housing White Paper Consultation "The Housing White Paper Presents an Important Shift in the Government’s Housing Strategy" On Wednesday 3rd May 2017 the Local Government Association published their submission to the Housing White...
Housing White Paper – Councils Responsible for Brownfield Site Registration
In a bid to boost home building, councils will have to produce up-to-date registers of brownfield sites in their areas On Monday 3rd April, Housing and Planning Minister Gavin Barwell indicated that local councils will now have to produce up to date registers of...
OPE Phase 6 – change of dates
It has been confirmed that the launch date for OPE Phase 6 will now be on Friday 21st April 2017. It has been decided to change our own timetable to allow more time for project submissions and evaluation. The area clusters now have until Friday 21st April to...
OPE Project Workshop – Presentation Material
Please see below for our speaker's presentation material. You can also download the full powerpoint presentations by clicking the title link which follows each speaker's name, also below: Download Stephen Jacobs OBE's presentation - One Public Estate Download Karen...
OPE 6 Projects Workshop
On Thursday 2nd March, the Kent Estates Partnership held its OPE 6 Projects Workshop at Oakwood House, Maidstone. The Workshop was an opportunity for public sector Partners from across the county to come together and discuss ambitious property focused projects that...