South Essex Councils (SEC) Joint Committee

The councils of Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock and Essex County have formed the South Essex Councils, previously the Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASELA). Through the Joint Committee they work to deliver improved prosperity and wellbeing in the region by:   ·       tackling problems that members councils can’t solve individually ·       creating collective scale and impact ·       providing the place leadership to promote South Essex Each Council appoints one member to the Joint Committee on an annual basis, which it is acknowledged in the Joint Committee’s Governing Documents, that this would ordinarily be the Leader of the Council.