Agenda item - Levelling Up Agenda

Report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board

1)            That the Board endorses all Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bids submitted by Greater Brighton authorities (appendices 1 & 2) and agrees that the Chair of the Board should write a letter of support in relation to each bid.

2)            That the Board notes that the bids outlined in appendices 1 & 2 have the potential to create a new pipeline of Board-backed projects for the city region.

3)            That the Board agrees that members should be encouraged to work together on the delivery of UKSPF interventions where such interventions will be more effective on a geographic scale which is wider than an individual local authority’s area.

4)            That that Board agrees its local authority members should reflect 2.s in all UKSPF Investment Plans they submit.

5)            That the Board agrees officers should continue to consider opportunities for the Greater Brighton functional economic area arising out of the Levelling Up White Paper

5.1         The Board considered a report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board that provided an update on the Levelling Up agenda and requested approval for a series of next steps.

5.2         In response to a question from Andrew Swayne, Max Woodford clarified that the process of sharing prosperity plans would demonstrate any gaps in funding, but it was also the case that the overall funding was limited compared to the ESF programme.

5.3         Resolved-

1)            That the Board endorses all Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bids submitted by Greater Brighton authorities (appendices 1 & 2) and agrees that the Chair of the Board should write a letter of support in relation to each bid.

2)            That the Board notes that the bids outlined in appendices 1 & 2 have the potential to create a new pipeline of Board-backed projects for the city region.

3)            That the Board agrees that members should be encouraged to work together on the delivery of UKSPF interventions where such interventions will be more effective on a geographic scale which is wider than an individual local authority’s area.

4)            That that Board agrees its local authority members to reflect 2.s in all UKSPF Investment Plans they submit.

5)            That the Board agrees officers should continue to consider opportunities for the Greater Brighton functional economic area arising out of the Levelling Up White Paper