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Welcome to ADEPT
ADEPT is the voice of local authority place directors and their teams. Our members manage vital local services - from highways, waste, recycling and planning - while also preparing for the challenges and opportunities of the future. ADEPT is a membership based, voluntary organisation with members across England.
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Cut costs. Save time. Reduce carbon: Turning Live Labs 2 learning into action
Giles Perkins, Programme Director for ADEPT Live Labs 2, reflects on the publication of The Little Book of Live Labs 2 at Highways UK and what its evidence means for local highway authorities facing pressure to do more with less.For the past three…
President Update - November 2026 - latest news from ADEPT
Hello everyone and welcome to this month’s update. It’s been a significant few weeks for ADEPT, with two major documents published and our Autumn Conference just around the corner.Perhaps most importantly, I’ve been working with our Leadership Team…
Planning, Housing & Economy blog - Putting the environment at the heart of Spatial Development Strategies
In our Planning, Housing and Economy blog this month, Chitra Nadarajah, Senior Associate Director, UK Local Authorities at Aether, explains how a new ADEPT Community of Practice is bringing councils together to explore ways in which environmental…
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