CEDOS AGM and University of Sheffield visit
The CEDOS Lunch and Learn session and AGM will take place on the 25th November 2022 and will feature a hybrid AGM session from 12pm – 12.30pm and an afternoon visit to the University of Sheffield’s Translation Research Centres. Translation Research Centres have been designed to provide state-of-the-art equipment and access to experienced researchers and technicians
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 wages". The Growth Plan in short focuses on utilising Government borrowing to stimulate economic growth
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 will initially make investments over a 2-year period, starting from 1 April 2023. CEDOS’s membership
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 balmy, more like Tuscany than the Midlands! People up and down the county are seriously
Statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
CEDOS, on behalf of our members, express our sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
New Prime Minister
CEDOS, on behalf of our members, look forward to working with the new Prime Minister and her team on the challenges that the country and localities face during the current economic crisis. CEDOS are keen to stress that the Levelling Up agenda does not get lost within the wider agenda of tackling rising costs and
CEDOS Welcomes the new Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
After an eventful week in Westminster, CEDOS would like to welcome into post the new Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP and our members look forward to working with the new Ministerial team within the Department. Levelling Up forms a critical component of the work of Local Government
Future of Economic Development Research
CEDOS are happy to publish our recent research into future skills requirements and recruitment challenges within the economic development profession. We have worked with a range of English Local Authorities across upper, lower and Unitary tiers to compile a comprehensive overview of some of the structures that Local Government Economic Development works within, some of
CEDOS May 2022 Newsletter
Chairman’s Statement I hope all is well amongst the CEDOS family and you all had a good Easter break and didn’t overdose on chocolate eggs. This quarter has seen another CEDOS stalwart leave the fold in Mark Pembleton of Portsmouth City Council. We all wish Mark the best of luck for the future and I would
Queen’s Speech May 2022
The Queen’s Speech on 11th May officially reopened Parliament, with a proposed legislative programme that includes a Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which will be of clear importance to the economic development profession. The bill will place a duty on Government to set a levelling up mission statement and then produce an annual report updating the