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Dorset Local Industrial Strategy

 

 

Meeting: 20/12/2019 - Cabinet (Item 96)

96 The Local Industrial Strategy for Dorset pdf icon PDF 425 KB

This report summaries the development and content of the Dorset Local Industrial Strategy (LIS).  It provides members with an overview of work co-ordinated by the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in close collaboration with BCP Council.  Members are asked to support this strategy.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED that:-

(a)        That any minor changes requested by Government (in early 2020) are delegated to the Dorset LEP Directors.  (Cllr Slade and Cllr Howell).

(b)        That BCP Council seeks to support implementation of the Dorset LIS through appropriate alignment with its own Economic Strategy, due to be completed in 2Q 2020.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Regeneration and Culture

Reason

Irrespective of the outcome of the 2019 General Election, it is critical that Dorset can articulate a clear, well-evidenced economic ambition to Central Government, whilst also giving confidence to local business and future private investors. It is important that, when required, Dorset can move at pace to respond to both public and private investors. A Dorset Local Industrial Strategy with an aligned Council economic vision and plan, utilising the same economic analysis, will achieve this.

Minutes:

The Leader presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet were requested to consider and support the Dorset Local Industrial Strategy and further to this were provided with an overview of work co-ordinated by the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership in close collaboration with BCP Council.

In presenting the report the Leader advised that the strategy had already been signed off by Dorset Council.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Board advised Cabinet that the Overview and Scrutiny Board had welcomed the report.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)       That any minor changes requested by Government (in early 2020) are delegated to the Dorset LEP Directors.  (Cllr Slade and Cllr Howell).

(b)       That BCP Council seeks to support implementation of the Dorset LIS through appropriate alignment with its own Economic Strategy, due to be completed in 2Q 2020.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Regeneration and Culture