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Welcome to the SIGOMA website. The site provides information on our current and previous work and also supporting documents. If you are a member please use your username and password to access SIGOMA papers and publications.
Not a member? Please read more about our current work and use the public documents section of the site to download and view SIGOMAs lobbying work.
Whats New
| Government response to Prosperous Places: Taking forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration |
| This document sets out how the Government will take forward the reforms proposed in the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration, following public consultation. The review considered how to strengthen economic performance in England's regions, cities and localities, as well as how to tackle persistent pockets of deprivation. |
| Housing and Planning Delivery Grant Final Allocations 2008-09 |
This spreadsheet sets out the final allocations for each local authority from the Housing and Planning Delivery Grant for 2008-09. The grant provides additional direct funding for councils to ensure that new homes are built where families need them.
In total SIGOMA Authority Members have recieved £12,063,249 from this funding.
A breakdown of individual amounts is available if required |
| The Working Neighbourhoods Fund 2009-11: Revising the third criterion - Consultation |
| This consultation seeks views on the Government's proposal for revising the third criterion used to determine eligibility for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. This criterion is based on employment and benefit rates.
should you have any comments on this consultation document - please forward them to the SIGOMA office before 05/01/09.
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| Transforming Places, Changing Lives: A Framework for Regeneration |
A new briefing is available in the circulars and briefings sections.
The briefing covers the proposals made by Government in the recently released consultation on the regeneration framework.
The closing date for the consultation is 31st October 2008. |
| SIGOMA Executive Committee August 21st 2008 |
| The venue for this meeting will be the Town Hall, Barnsley |
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SIGOMA
SIGOMA is a special interest group of
45
urban authorities in the northern, midland and south-coast regions of England. We are the collective voice across these regions and embody the opportunities and potential of the communities who live there. The SIGOMA group of local authorities has a joint population of around 13 million people – making it one of the largest special interest groups within the Local Government Association and accountable for about 25% of local government spending in England.
The aims of SIGOMA are to:
- represent the interests of our members within the Local Government Association
- channel the views of our members to Government, the LGA, Government Departments and any other appropriate body.
- provide a forum for discussion at the highest political level, of matters of common concern to member authorities.
SIGOMA Authorities need resources and freedoms to improve the opportunities of the local communities they represent. Over the last eight years, we have worked hard to make sure that SIGOMA provides an authoritative and influential voice on local government finance and funding issues, seeking to ensure that some of the most deprived communities in the country receive the investment they need.
SIGOMA also recognises the breadth of issues facing our urban areas and will continue to work with local partners, like primary care trusts and Government departments to improve the health and well being of communities in urban areas.
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