The LSE Internship Fund Scheme made it possible for me, Emma, a second year International Social and Public Policy student, to take up a role at Shared Intelligence. As a young person, I am acutely aware of what it’s like to navigate the pathways into...
For those areas where April marked a significant milestone in LEP integration, the focus will be on merging teams and activity from a governance, delivery and cultural perspective. Once the dust has settled, it will be essential to plan for regular progress reviews to ensure...
On 15 March 2023, the Chancellor announced that the central government support (core funding) for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England would be withdrawn from April 2024 with functions carried out by LEPs including business representation and local economic planning transitioning to local government. All residual funding, resources and assets previously allocated and utilised by the LEPs are also to...
Economic inactivity is a key issue affecting the UK’s economy. Around 9 million people are currently estimated to be economically inactive (defined as people of working age not currently looking for work or unable to start work in the next two week period). Tackling economic...
LEPs have long been responsible for regional business representation and local economic planning. First, we saw strategic economic plans drive investment into local areas which provided solid infrastructure in support of the local economy, bringing in billions of pounds of investment from both public and...
Government guidance and local leaders recognise the need to retain a local, independent, business voice in the transfer of Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) functions to local and combined authorities. However, LEPs worked hard to secure diversity of business voice and there is more than one...
Enabling parish and town councils to play a stronger role in local place-shaping must start with creating the conditions for constructive dialogue, writes Tony Blake. A new framework to help local authorities develop their relationships with parish and town (local) councils has been published by the...
We need to de-mystify foresight skills and make them everyday writes Ben Lee. The RSA’s new report A stitch in time? offers a blueprint for improving how we think about the future and foresight. Developing our ‘futures literacy’ means incorporatinig more of what we know and don’t know...
We cannot plan local routes to recovery without clear local visions and strategies writes Phil Swann. In May 2020 councils and their partners are focussed on their response to coronavirus, particularly in relation to the people, communities and businesses most severely affected. We are aware, however, that...