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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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ADEPT's 140th Anniversary
Celebrating 140 years of excellence in place-based leadership across environment, economy, planning and transport.

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  • Industry Decarbonisation Pledge webinar 1

    The first Industry Decarbonisation Pledge webinar took place on Wednesday 3rd December 2025, providing a unique opportunity to engage with early findings from Live Labs 2 projects. The webinar focused on outputs and outcomes emerging from the…

  • President update 1st December - latest news from ADEPT

    Hello everyone,It’s December already - where has the year gone? As we head into the final weeks of 2025, I hope you're managing to stay on top of what's always a busy period.I'm delighted to report that our Autumn Conference was a huge success.…

  • Climate change blog - Highways decarbonisation: lessons from the ADEPT Autumn Conference

    In this month's blog, David Dale, Policy Officer for ADEPT, reflects on the highways decarbonisation workshop at the recent ADEPT Autumn Conference and the learning that emerged from the session.The ADEPT Autumn Conference 2025 took place on 20–21…

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