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
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
Mini Budget or ‘Growth Plan’ Briefing
Friday saw the latest Chancellor of the Exchequer announce ‘The Growth Plan’ or mini budget (although the scale of financial commitments is far from mini), with the aim of “tackling high energy costs and inflation and delivering higher productivity and
Rural Prosperity Fund Briefing
Rural England Prosperity Fund September has been a significant month so far for rural development with the launch of DEFRA’s £110m Rural England Prosperity Fund, delivered as a top up to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to eligible areas. The fund
CEDOS September 2022 Newsletter
Secretary's Statement Welcome to the post summer CEDOS newsletter and a chance to reflect over the events of the summer. People re-reading this in 2023 will probably faint in disbelief when I say the summer in Staffordshire has been hot and