Consultation on High Street Rental Auctions
DLUHC are undertaking consultation on High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA), a new measure within the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will empower local authorities to address long-term vacant shops on our high streets. Consultation closes on 23rd June. DLUHC are
Spring Budget Briefing
CEDOS Spring 2023 Budget Briefing Today was consistently billed as being a boring Budget and it certainly didn’t disappoint in that regard. Perhaps after an emergency budget, followed by an emergency statement in the space of two months, anything without the word
The Chancellor’s Bloomberg Speech – 27th January 2023
The Chancellor's Speech on Prosperity and Growth Hot on the heels of Michael Gove’s keynote speech at the Convention of the North, the Chancellor delivered a speech at Bloomberg on 27th January on his vision for long term prosperity and growth
Convention of the North – Clues for the future of Levelling Up
Convention of the North Yesterday was the annual Convention of the North, held in Manchester. The keynote speech for the event was delivered by Rt Hon Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This speech was a
Levelling Up Fund Round 2 – Successful Projects Announced
Levelling Up Funds Round 2 Announced After an autumn hiatus, the much waited for announcement of successful Levelling Up Fund Round 2 projects has been revealed. Most media coverage so far has focussed on the amount of Levelling Up investment being
CEDOS January 2023 Newsletter
Message from the Chairman Dear All, Happy New Year, I hope that you enjoyed the Christmas break and that you made good use of the days when the sun shone. I enjoyed long walks at Sherwood Forest, Rutland Water, and in deep
Autumn Statement Briefing
Thursday 17th November will probably be a watershed day for macro-economic policy in the UK, but really is only phase two of announcements that have already been made since the demise of Trussonomics, including increasing Corporation Tax (or rather reversing
CEDOS Feedback to the ‘Funding for Levelling Up’ enquiry undertaken by the Levelling Up Committee
CEDOS is the representative voice of senior Economic Development professionals from the public sector across England. We aim to share knowledge and good practice, engage with senior decision makers and sector experts and influence economic development policy. CEDOS and our membership
New Prime Minister and Levelling Up Secretary of State
CEDOS would like to welcome the new Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP into his post and congratulate him on being the first British Asian Prime Minister, a true landmark for the UK. We would also like to welcome
Resignation of the Prime Minister
The national political events of the last few months have happened at breakneck speed, with a third Prime Minister now to be appointed and a third Levelling Up Secretary in as many months, with still a very unclear picture for