Social Value Ideas for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Food Waste Collection Service Launch

Knowsley Council launching new weekly food waste recycling service from Monday 13 April 2026. Council has purchased 9 new food waste collection vehicles and recruited 20+ new waste collection staff fr…

“I'm very pleased to be able to update Council this evening that after 12 months of challenging preparation, Knowsley will provide our residents with m…”

Food waste service rollout costs

The council has already incurred and/or committed spending to launch the new food waste collection service, including recruitment to 30 posts, procurement and delivery of vehicles, and extensive resid…

“Good evening, members. This first risk is specific to the launch of the new food waste collection service which as Liam just indicated there has now b…”

Merseyside and Halton Joint Waste Local Plan Confirmed as Fit for Purpose

The council confirmed that the Merseyside and Halton Joint Waste Local Plan, in place since 2013, remains up to date and effective for decision-making purposes. The plan has been reviewed by Merseysid…

“The review concludes that the policies are effective for the determined waste planning applications and should continue to be used until the end of th…”

Electoral Review - Three Statutory Criteria Framework

The LGBCE is bound by law to consider three statutory criteria when making electoral review recommendations: (1) Electoral Equality - proposing wards where each councillor represents approximately the…

“We are bound by law to consider three particular things and these are our three statutory criteria. So the first of these is what we call electoral eq…”

Electoral Review - First Public Consultation Launch

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England will launch the first public consultation period on warding patterns for Knowsley on 25 November 2025. During this consultation phase (running unti…

“So the first opportunity starts on the 25th of November and that's the first consultation period on warding patterns and it will run until the 16th of…”

Electoral Review - Constraints on Parish and Boundary Changes

The electoral review operates under specific legal constraints: the LGBCE cannot create or abolish parishes (responsibility of Knowsley Council through community governance review); cannot amend exter…

“We cannot create or abolish parishes as part of an electoral review. That can only be done as part of a community governance review... We cannot amend…”

Temporary Accommodation Subsidy Loss Reduction

Council's subsidy loss (cost to council for temporary accommodation provision) has reduced significantly from £666,000 in 2023-24 to £423,000 in 2024-25, largely due to increased dispersed provision a…

“the cost to the Council, which we refer to as a subsidy loss, has reduced from $666,000 in 23-24 to $423,000 in 24-25. Presently this cost is met thro…”

Rising Demand for Temporary Accommodation - Family Units

Temporary accommodation demand has nearly doubled over 4 years (53 units in 2021 to 109 in 2025). Particularly significant increase in family units: from 22 families in 2021 to 62 families in 2025. Pr…

“Currently temporary accommodation demand is increasing. This has nearly doubled over the last four years, going from a number of 53 in 2021 to 109 in …”

Temporary Accommodation Capital Investment - Property Purchases

Council has approved capital funding to purchase 17 temporary accommodation properties with a further 7 in pipeline. Original approval for capital receipts funding was given in September 2023, with ad…

“investment to purchase properties, which was approved by the council, has meant our own provision has increased by 17 properties with a further seven …”