The Review of Local Enterprise Partnerships, CEDOS Position on the Review
July 2021 For the past decade, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), have brought together business, Local Authorities, the public sector, Higher and Further Education and other economic stakeholders as a conduit for stimulating and investing in economic growth. The experiences of most CEDOS members has been that LEPs across England have been a positive force for economic
Overview of the first Community Renewal Fund Forum – 5th July 2021
CEDOS hosted its first Community Renewal Fund (CRF) Forum on the 5th July, with a good range of Local Authority representatives from across England and from both rural and urban authorities. Below are some of the key headlines from the discussion. The application process had been difficult and the timeframes very short, both for Upper
CEDOS June 2021 Newsletter
Message from the CEDOS Chair It seems like an age since the last CEDOS newsletter. In this time, we have had a Queen’s Speech, an ending to most lockdown restrictions, the Chinese have landed a rover on mars and my hopes of a summer holiday to the Algarve have been well and truly dashed. Firstly I would
Lunch and Learn Session Slides – 21st March 2021
After the Lunch and Learn session held on the 21st March, please see attached the presentation slides kindly provided by Tony Wilson of the Institute of Employment Studies (link here). We hope you found the session informative and useful in your practice. Tony will be providing further input to our next newsletter so please look
CEDOS May 2021 Newsletter
Message from the CEDOS Chair It has been another busy few months and I am sure between a few long overdue visits to beer gardens and shops, members are busy scoping activity for the Levelling Up and Community Renewal Funds - the feature of our last Lunch and Learn session. 2021 is clearly going to be
Remaining COVID-19 Government Business Support
The Queen’s Speech provided a useful overview of current Central Government support to business, and when schemes will end. Below is a list of current support and incentives for businesses to survive and recover after the COVID-10 pandemic. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will both continue to operate until September
Queen’s Speech Briefing
Yesterday saw the Queen’s Speech to mark the reopening of parliament and provide further clues about how the Government plan to Build Back Better after the social and economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic and Regional Development is clearly a recurring theme throughout the legislative programme in what looks like being a continuation of
Recovery and the ‘New Economy’
The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 public health crisis and its resulting impacts continue to be felt around the globe. In response to the crisis I’m sure that many of us have been involved in work areas completely different to the day-job over the last few months. For myself, that has meant dealing with the
Meet our chair: James Harris
For the first of a planned series of interviews with CEDOS members from across England, we sat down (pre Covid 19 lockdown) with CEDOS Chair, James ‘Harry’ Harris, to talk about all things economic development, local government and his preferred jam flavour preferences. What is the role of CEDOS? CEDOS brings together senior economic development leads up
Response to March Budget
The chancellor gave his maiden budget statement today. It was a tricky balance between addressing the nation's concerns over Coronavirus and delivering a budget to fund the government's manifesto commitments. There were some interesting developments for CEDOS members and the areas that we serve, though overall there is a clear message that the "levelling up" agenda