CEDOS November 2021 Newsletter
Message from the CEDOS Chair November 26th sees our Annual General Meeting, once again to be held online. We are really privileged this year to have two high quality keynote speakers for the event, David King, Director of Regeneration at the Cities and Local Growth Unit and James Blagden, Senior Researcher and Levelling Up lead at the Onward
Notes of the Community Renewal Forum – 12th November 2021
Below are the notes from an additional session of the CEDOS Community Renewal Forum, held on the 12th November 2021. Most Authorities were looking to Economic Development/Regeneration services to lead on the management of their CRF programmes There were some concerns about whether a system of separation of function would still be required as some
Notes from the CEDOS Levelling Up Debate – 11th November
On 11th November 2021, CEDOS hosted a Levelling Up debate amongst Local Authority Members to try and define what Levelling Up might mean to members and what interventions might be needed. The notes of the session are below and a link to the Presentation is available via this link. There is still a lack of
Community Renewal Fund Announcement
Yesterday saw the long awaited announcement of successful projects for the Community Renewal Fund. CEDOS would like to offer congratulations to all successful Authorities and projects, but also reflect on the large numbers of disappointed organisations that have waited patiently for a decision and that must be disappointed with the outcome. The extension of the
A Budget for a Post-COVID Economy
Every year we Economic Development Officers sit and watch the budget statement and/or Comprehensive Spending Review and pick out some of the priorities for our profession and the economies that we support. This year I had the pleasure of doing so whilst the dog barked at the window cleaner and a plumber noisily installed a
Business Cases – Lessons from other Programmes – 25th October 2021
CEDOS hosted a virtual event on the 25th October 2021 to look at how Economic Development officers can draw learning from experiences and learning on other programmes to develop better business cases. A copy of the slides from the presentation are available here.
Future of Economic Development Research
CEDOS are undertaking research on behalf of members relating to the future role and skills requirement of economic development professionals in a fast-changing profession. Feedback from CEDOS members has been that there are currently limited opportunities (or awareness of opportunities) to enhance skills and experience through ongoing Continual Professional Development or specialist economic development orientated
CEDOS September 2021 Newsletter
Message from the CEDOS Chair I hope the CEDOS family had a good extended summer and are refreshed and ready to go for what already looks like a packed run in to 2022. We have long-awaited news on Community Renewal Fund, progress on Levelling Up and UK Shared Prosperity Fund, not to mention a potential outcome
CEDOS Welcomes the new Secretary of State
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP has been confirmed as Secretary of State at the newly rebranded Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as part of latest cabinet reshuffle, with Neil O’Brien MP as Parliamentary Undersecretary. The changes also see Andy Haldane become Head of the Levelling Up Taskforce - reporting to the Prime Minister
Notes from the Economic Development Benchmarking Session – 13th September 2021
On the 13th September, CEDOs hosted a virtual event to explore how Local Authorities benchmark the performance or their local economies and of their Economic Development services. A copy of the slides from the outline presentation are available here. Below are the key points from the session: Most Authorities draw from NOMIS data for their performance