Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
13 Fte (14)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF)
EU Transparency Register
235662849783-57 First registered on 13 Apr 2023
Goals / Remit
To provide a voice for Local Government accross the Commonwealth and to develop the capacity of the institutions of Local Governance in the 56 countries of Commonwealth through capacity building, technical support, networking and knowledge sharing.
Main EU files targeted
CLGF represents the local government community (Councils, Ministries of local government, local government associations and cities) of the 56 countries of the Commonwealth. We target all policy development with an impact on decemntralisaiton and good governance, as well as policies impacting on thematic sectors of handeled or impacting on the lcoal government level. This includes the EU's Development Policy, the NDICI & Global Gateway, the Post-Cotonou EU-ACP agreement, as well as sector policies impacting the Local Government, communities, and citizens (eg: Climate Change, Local Economic Development, Women's Empowerment, Infrastructure investment etc).
Address
Head Office
Golden Cross House8 Duncannon street
London WC2N 4JF
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Golden Cross House8 Duncannon street
London WC2N 4JF
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
14
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 12 50% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
13
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
We network, advocacte for, share information and conduct research with point persons in the national Local Government Associations (LGA) and with line Ministries in all Commonwealth Countries with local government
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Associations and networks of public authorities
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Networking
Affiliation
CLGF is a member of the Global Taskforce for Local and Regional Governments (GTF) (https://www.global-taskforce.org/)
CLGF is a memebr of PLATFORMA (https://platforma-dev.eu/)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
1,904,258€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contributions
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution EU 941,359€ Contribution Membership 347,078€ Grant EuropeAid 907,348€ Other financial info
CLGF has a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Union which was renewed in September 2021, this runs until 2025. Linked to this FPA CLGF has a Strategic Grant Agreement to fund specific activities aligned to the key joint priorities of the Partnership.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
-Organising Webinars on Local Economic Development (LED) and Trade, and Healthy Cities, Women's Political Inclusion and Mentoring, Youth & Cities
- Organising consultations with Local Government Councils and Ministries to identify development priorities (on-going).
- Working with CLGF's members in LGAs and Ministries to improve their capaicity to dialogue with their national EU Delegation
-Project Management: “Strengthening local government’s role as a partner in development” SGA III between CLGF and EU (2022-2025)
- Ongoing advocacy with institutional partners including EU delegations on behalf of Local Government
- Regular participation to voice of Global Local Government perspective at EU Policy Forum for Development (PFD) meetings for CSOs and Local Government
- Regional meetings of the local government sector in East Africa, Caribbean, Southern Africa, West Africa, Pacific
- Monitoring and Evaluating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Jamaica, Ghana & Rwanda (concluded May 22)Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared