About Us
South West Leaders brings together 20 local authority Leaders...
South West Councils brings local authorities together to ensure the best deal for their areas and works collaboratively to...
South West Employers (SWE) has extensive experience of providing both employment support and training opportunities for local government staff...
South West Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (SW IEP) helps councils and their partners to deliver better services...
The South West Secretariat provides officer support for the four Member-led organisations above...
Our Work
Employment Services and Organisation Development
Recruitment, Learning and Development, Employment Services
Working for the South West
Collaborative working for the region
Improvement and Efficiency
Support for authorities and other public bodies delivered through four workstreams
Total Place
Building upon the strong partnership working in the region
More information about our key work areas
Corporate Documents
Annual ReportCurrent and previous Annual Reports can be downloaded here... | Business PlanThe Business Plan can be downloaded from this site or copies can be obtained from the Secretariat by email... | CasebookExamples of good practice in local government have been showcased in a series a publications produced by SW Councils called Casebooks ... |
Complaints ProcedureThe Secretariat has a complaints procedure, which can be downloaded from this site... | ConstitutionsThe constitutions can be downloaded from this site... | Declaration of Members InterestsA Member must register their financial and other interests in the Secretariat register. A copy of a template can be downloaded from this site... |
Freedom of InformationThe South West Resources and Management Committee, on behalf of the regional organisations, is committed to working in an appropriately open and transparent way... | Public ParticipationMeetings of South West Councils are held twice a year and are open to members of the public. |