Decision details

The Inclusive Growth Strategy sets out the city’s vision for delivering economic growth and helps inform the Best Council Plan.  It will have an impact across the city through framing future policy in delivering growth.

It sets out 12 big ideas that act as an action plan to encourage inclusive growth in the city, focused on supporting people, places and productivity.

Further to Minute No. 37, 17^th July 2017, the Director of City Development submitted a report presenting the Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy 2018 – 2023, which had been finalised following the latest round of consultation. The report sought the Board’s approval to adopt and publish the finalised version of the Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy, as appended to the covering report.

In presenting the submitted report, the Chair suggested that further update reports regarding the progress being made be submitted to the Board in due course which focussed upon each of the Strategy’s ‘Big Ideas’ and which detailed the impact that the work behind the strategy was having.

Members welcomed the proposed strategy, highlighting the potential it had to facilitate further partnership working across sectors in order to maximise enablement for all communities throughout the city. The Board also welcomed how the strategy linked to other priority agendas such as health and wellbeing; cultural provision and children and young people.

Members received further details on the proposed convenor role amongst other partners and sectors that the Council would play in moving this agenda forward. In addition, emphasis was placed upon the ‘federal’ nature of the Leeds economy, highlighting the level of economic activity located outside of the city centre.

In conclusion, on behalf of the Board, the Chair extended her thanks to those officers who had developed the strategy to its current position. 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the finalised version of the Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy 2018 – 2023, as appended to the submitted report, be agreed, and that approval also be given for the Strategy’s publication;

(b)  That approval be given for the Director of City Development to lead on implementing the delivery of the Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy;

(c)  That further update reports regarding the progress being made be submitted to the Board in due course which focussed upon each of the Strategy’s ‘Big Ideas’ and detailed the impact that the work behind the strategy was having.

Issues and Options (Winter 2016)

Consultation Draft – July to December 2017

Further details in the reports to Executive Board