Decision - Integration of Local Enterprise Partnership Functions

Brighton and Hove Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee Decided 7 Mar 2024 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee

Report author

Peter Sharp

Published

7 Mar 2024

Reference

7166

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report sets out the key implications for the council and outlines the steps being taken to put the council in a strong position to successfully integrate LEP functions post-April.

RESOLVED: That Committee: 1. Noted the impending transfer of LEP functions to UTLAs and that this has the potential to support delivery of the Council's emerging Economic Strategy alongside business support, investment and growth activities. 2. Approved the approach outlined in this report for the integration of LEP functions within the Council's economic development service and within the business & intellectual property centre located at Jubilee Library. 3. Agreed to receive annual reports on integration and subsequent delivery of former LEP functions. 4. Delegated authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture, following consultation with the Chair of this Committee, to complete the negotiation and integration process. 5. Delegated authority to the Executive Director Governance People and Resources to make the necessary changes to the Council's Constitution, including the Scheme of Delegations to Officers to reflect the recommendations in this report.

Parsed from the document

gpt-5.6-luna-2026-07-09 · 4047/1821 tokens · 12834ms · parsed 9 Sep 2026 15:28

Everything below was read out of a PDF by a model It is useful and it is not authoritative. The document it came from is linked in the rail, and where the two disagree the document is right.

The report sets out how functions currently delivered by Local Enterprise Partnerships will transfer to upper-tier local authorities from 1 April 2024. The Committee supported integrating these functions into Brighton & Hove City Council’s economic development service, while pursuing a collaborative arrangement with West Sussex County Council to access funding and support regional economic priorities.

Outcome

approved

Recommendation

The Committee was asked to note the transfer of Local Enterprise Partnership functions; approve their integration within the Council’s economic development service and the Business & Intellectual Property Centre at Jubilee Library; receive annual reports; and delegate authority to senior officers to negotiate and complete the integration process and make consequential constitutional changes.

Financial impact

Up to £240,000 of government funding per upper-tier local authority or functional economic geography may be available for 2024/25, subject to eligibility criteria; Brighton & Hove City Council does not currently meet those criteria. The report also notes that C2C received just under £300,000 of government funding for Growth Hub delivery in 2022/23.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Economic Development Committee

Date in document

7 Mar 2024

Stakeholders named

parsed

Brighton & Hove City CouncilWest Sussex County CouncilCoast to Capital LEPBrighton & Hove Economic PartnershipGreater Brighton Economic Boardlocal businessesbusiness representativeslocal residentsgovernment officialsUpper Tier Local Authorities

Next steps

parsed

Negotiate and complete the integration process under delegated authority.
Continue discussions with West Sussex County Council and government officials regarding collaborative arrangements and funding.
Develop a partnership agreement covering the allocation and governance of funding and costs if agreement is reached.
Integrate relevant former LEP functions into the Council’s economic development service and the Business & Intellectual Property Centre at Jubilee Library.
Make necessary changes to the Council’s Constitution and Scheme of Delegations.
Present annual reports to the Committee on integration and subsequent delivery of former LEP functions.
Present the new city-wide economic strategy to the Committee in June 2024.

Precedents

not built

"Decided elsewhere" is not built Finding the same decision in other councils needs semantic matching over decision text, which is part of the search rewrite. Until then, the council's own decisions list is the way through.