Economic Development Strategy 2008 – 2013

Introduction

The District of Selby covers an area of 600 km2. Population at 2005 was estimated at 77,600, 37% is located in the settlements of Selby, Sherburn-in- Elmet and Tadcaster, the remainder of the population is dispersed throughout the district in the many villages.

We are facing a number of competing demands on our scarce resources. Following a recent review of the Council’s Corporate Plan, Recycling, Leisure/Recreational offer and Climate Change have emerged as the Council’s highest priorities for the immediate future. Diversifying the economy we want to reduce out-commuting for work and to be able to offer suitable employment choice locally. We can support the economy not only through direct contact and support with businesses and our partners but most importantly, by ensuring we support suitable employment development through our land use planning and other policies. The Economic Development Strategy seeks to achieve that balance. We hope that in the future local people will find well paid enjoyable work closer to their homes and that those jobs offer the sort of challenges and opportunities which will be a credit to the area.

The Strategy reflects the Council’s and Local Strategic Partnership’s (LSP) desire to a Selby District’s economy, which is vibrant, dynamic and intelligent. The Strategy has been refined to focus on deliverable priorities where we, Selby District Council, can add value and make a difference. This has meant taking tough decisions between competing priorities.

However, we can’t look at economic development in isolation. We provide an important role, we are part of a broader framework, we need to be able to work together where it is in our joint interests to do so. This joint working has always included partner organisations such as Business Link, Learning Skill Councils. However, increasingly opportunities are being explored to deliver economic development services across local Authority boundaries either through partnering with NYCC or the Leeds City Region. The Council will manage the economic activities in the District on behalf of the LSP.

In cross-boundary working on economic policy Selby District Council works very closely with partners in Yorkshire such as North Yorkshire County Council and all the authorities within the Leeds City Region. For example, the Council has seconded all the Selby District Council employees to North Yorkshire County Council as part of a pilot two-year partnering agreement.

However in real terms the economy of Selby District is inextricably linked to the Leeds City Region and the York sub area. The Council is aware that there is considerable out-commuting to Leeds and York for work and for leisure purposes and this has a considerable impact on the economy of the District in the future.

One of the actions within this strategy is to strengthen these links in order to better support the growth of the local economy.

The District’s economy is well placed to achieve sustainable economic growth to improve the quality of life for those who live and work in the District. One concern is that, with housing developments in recent years, the district has imported a workforce without the accompanying jobs. The Urban Renaissance vision sees Selby benefiting from, and contributing to, the prosperity of the region by accommodating population growth and economic development in a way that strengthens the district.

Part of the longer-term strategic development of Selby is to build on the linkages within the York economic sub area and the Leeds City Region. In an attempt to reverse the flow of white-collar workers to Leeds and link into innovation and enterprise developments with Science City York, through the Land Employment Review and the Selby Area Action Plan the Council will be seeking to encourage Science, Business, Finance and Professional Services development within the district.

The General Principles of the Strategy are –

• Encourage all to take an active part in the social, environmental and economic well-being of the community. • Help secure access to a full range of job opportunities. • To deal with all individuals, organisations equally irrespective of ethnic origin, political views or legal status. • Focus on issues that matter to the customer, which do not adversely affect others. • Encourage investment and spirit of entrepreneurship into the District. • To achieve a balanced and sustainable economy.

The four themes for the Community Economic Development Strategy for 2008 – 2013 are: -

1. Developing an environment for businesses 2. Raising the image of the area 3. Regenerating our Three Market Towns 4. Enhance skills and improve access to employment activities

Developing an environment for businesses

Investment into infrastructure is critical to the success of the area as a business location. The Council wishes to maintain a diverse stock of employment land and premises to support a broad based economy, which maximises employment opportunities for local people and which minimises commuting by car.

Economic development will be market led within the strategic policy of encouraging re-use of brownfield sites and identified green field sites in and around the townships that will encourage long-term investments and sustainable employment.

The Council and the LSP are currently preparing two transformation interventions within the Sub-regional investment plan process. Working with colleagues from City of York and Ryedale an intervention on strategic sites and the provision of a network of innovation centres within the economic York sub area is developing. In April/May this year the Council and the LSP respectively agreed that a draft intervention focused on the Selby Town and the adjacent urban areas improving the cultural and retail experience should be submitted. The Council and the LSP are awaiting the outcomes of these submissions which will have an impact on the potential resources available to deliver the outcomes identified in the intervention documents.

The Council has commenced the preparation of the Local Development Framework and within the proposed revised Local Development Scheme an Employment Land Study was carried out in 2007, the recommendations include allocating additional land for B1 uses, introducing planning policies to protect employment land from development for other uses and amending the current policy on home working to a policy which sets a presumption in favour rather than the current perceived restrictive policy.

We will promote quality sites that have access to good communications and workforce and encourage institutional investors. As part of the Local Development Framework we will establish a policy position regarding protection, release and redevelopment of employment land in the District and in particular Selby Urban Area.

Employment is concentrated in the retail trade, manufacturing, notably food and drink, and broad business support services, much of which offers relatively low incomes; indeed average weekly earnings are £437.50 (UK £479.90).1 The financial services sector is under-represented employing 300 people; even the high street bank branches found in most towns operate as agencies in Selby managed out of York or Leeds offices. As part of the Selby Area Action Plan the Council will seek to provide the environment to encourage those sectors which are under- represented in the town.

Culture and retail diversity are key drivers of the economy of the district and increases the attractiveness of the area as a place to live, work visit and invest. The Council and the LSP have through the sub-regional investment plan submitted a case for investment within the Selby Urban Area focusing on; promote an enterprise culture and support entrepreneurship; creating a contemporary and vibrant towns and cities and raising the image of the town. The ability of partners to deliver will be resource-dependent and the outcome will be unknown from the various funding streams until February/March 2008.

1 Source: Selby Workforce, Selby DC. Data from New Earnings Survey, 2003.

Raising the Image of the Area

Communications are an essential tool of the economy. The District will encourage wider use of Broadband Internet facilities and lead by example. We will capitalise on our three major trunk roads and enhance the feeder systems onto those roads. Rail transport is not being used to its full advantage and we will develop better access and usage of the railways. We will encourage the development and greater usage of our waterways for leisure time activities.

Where the label “former mining area” ceases to exist the transition from the old to iSelby (based on intelligent led businesses) needs us all to work together to grasp the opportunities either from an expansion of the Financial and Business Services sector in the Leeds City Region or innovation led projects linked to Science City York.

Regenerating our three Market Towns

The townships are to be revitalised and existing commerce, retail and leisure within the town centre are to be encouraged through the Urban Renaissance programme to provide facilities for the 21st century with vibrant townships during the working day and early evenings and weekends. New retail facilities beyond the town centre except for local services are to be discouraged.

To continue to attract investment whilst encouraging people to live and work in the District it is important to bring new life to the Town Centres. Improvements to all three settlements are proposed through the Urban Renaissance programme. These are crucial as the settlements and particularly Selby, as the principal market town lack a competitive range of shops, quality hotels and restaurants. The town centres also face competition from nearby larger centres and out-of-town retail parks.

Enhance skills and improve access to employment activities

Potential projects under this theme are dependant on resources available and still need to be developed, they will however build on the public realm renaissance projects and the Councils proposed priority of improving the recreational offer within the District.

Potential Projects under the proposed key themes.

Developing an environment for Business. (Selby District Council Lead)

Area Action Plan Urban Area of Selby Olympia Park Strategic Sites Intervention Theme through the Sub-regional investment Plan Transforming Selby

Present a positive image of the District (Selby District Council Lead) iSelby Leeds City Region Innovation Centre (SRIP- ERDF) Business Networking

Regenerating the Three Market Towns (Selby District Council Lead)

10 priority Projects identified by Town Team Executive Selby (7) Sherburn (2) Tadcaster – (1)

Enhance skills and improve access to employment activities

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Selby District – A statistical profile

Contents

Geography Population Special Groups/Social and Economic Factors Earnings Economic Activity Qualifications and Educational Structure Employer Perspective Employment by Industry/Employment by Occupation Commercial Rents Major Employment Areas Employers Skills Needs Acronym Guide

Geography

The District of Selby covers an area of 600km2, 3.9% of Yorkshire and Humber’s 15,512km2, making it the 9th largest district in the region. Selby district is located in the North Yorkshire sub-region and lies at the southern-most tip of the county of North Yorkshire. Its neighbouring local authorities are York, Leeds, Doncaster, Harrogate, Wakefield and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The district is crossed by two major rivers, the Ouse and the Wharfe and is bounded by the Aire to the south and the Derwent to the east. The flood zones of these rivers have a significant impact on land use within the district, with flood zones where there is a 100:1 chance of flooding each year covering 143.5km2 or 24% of the district.

Selby district is greatly influenced by the presence of York on its northern boundary, Doncaster to the south and Leeds, Pontefract and Castleford to the west. As a result there are a high number of daily work trips both into and out of the district. The district is well served by major trunk roads and there is a direct train service to London and Manchester as well as access to the East Coast main line at York, Leeds and Doncaster. Selby district occupies a strategic location, centrally located within the Yorkshire and Humber region, next to the A1, M62 and M18. A new Selby by-pass has also recently opened in June 2004.

The district of Selby contains the principal settlements of Selby (population 15,807), Tadcaster (6,548) and Sherburn-in-Elmet (6,221). The remainder of the population is dispersed throughout the district in the many significant villages and remote hamlets. The market town of Selby sits on the banks of the River Ouse and was once a significant inland port, and is the main town within the district. Selby is most well known for Selby Abbey, which was built shortly after the Norman invasion of 1066, and is thought to have been the birthplace of King Henry I in 1068; also the 14th century Washington Window, which bears the Washington family arms, and is used as the basis of the American flag.

The immediate landscape of Selby is dominated by the presence of three enormous power stations. The largest of the stations is Drax, the biggest coal-fired power station in Western Europe. Drax consumes coal at a rate of 36,000 tons per day, and each of Drax's 12 cooling towers—for which the River Ouse supplies a vast quantity of water each day—is taller than London's St. Paul's Cathedral. In 1976 The Duchess of Kent opened the Selby Mine complex, the first coalfield to be developed in 70 years, an underground development the size of the Isle of Wight. The development cost £400m and employed around 4,000 people. The complex, once the jewel in the crown of the British mining industry, has now ceased production.

If Selby is dominated by its Abbey, then Tadcaster, the district’s second town, is dominated by the brewing industry. Three companies – John Smiths, Samuel Smiths and Bass Charringtons all have breweries in the town. The oldest brewery, Samuel Smiths, dates from the Victorian era.

Population

In 2005 the total population stood at 77,600, comprising 37,800 males (48.7%) and 39,800 females (51.3%).

At the time of the Census in 2001, 41% of the population was aged 45+ and only 4.6% of the population fell into the 16-19 age group. This will have possible implications for employment and skill shortage vacancies due to retirements in the next decade or so. The age bands are broken down in the following table.

Percentage of Population by Age

Age band Number Percentage 0-15 15,977 20.89 16-19 3,543 4.63 20-24 3,171 4.15 25-34 9,864 12.90 35-44 12,551 16.41 45-54 11,533 15.08 55-64 8,566 11.20 65+ 11,263 14.73 Total 76,468 100

The diagram below shows the comparison between the age profile of Selby District and that of the UK as a whole. Selby has significantly more 50-59 year olds and significantly fewer 15-34 year olds than the national average.

The DEFRA Rural definition states that 75.6% of people in the Selby district live in ‘less sparse’ rural areas; this is compared to an 18% average across the Yorkshire and the Humber.

Special groups

Lone parents

There were 1,534 lone parent households with dependent children in the district, which is 5% of all households in the Selby LAD.

Ethnic minorities

Overall, White people (76,468) made up 99.3% of the population in the area, which in proportion terms is one of tenth highest (out of 376) of all districts in England and Wales. For the district of Selby, the most prevalent minority ethnic group was Chinese at 0.2% (115 persons).

These figures are from the 2001 Census. Since then, there has been an influx of people from eastern Europe (mainly Poland). There are no definitive figures for the size of the eastern European population in the District but it is thought to be around 1,000.

People with disabilities

There were 12,323 people (or 16.1% of all residents) who rated themselves as having some limiting long-term illness that limited the type of work they could do. This figure was similar to that seen for the county of North Yorkshire (17.1%).

Care providers

A total of 7,548 people provided unpaid care for others in the district (9.9% of residents). This was the same proportion as seen for the County of North Yorkshire as a whole.

Social and economic factors

Community safety

In 2006/7, 62.6 criminal offences per 1,000 population took place across the Selby district. This was a reduction on the previous year.

Housing

The average house price now stands at around £160,000. The average full-time weekly wage is £458.10. Therefore, the issue of housing affordability is therefore key as household incomes have not increased on par with house prices.

Earnings

Earnings in Selby compare favourably with both the regional and the British figures:

Earnings by residence (2006)

Selby Yorkshire and The Great Britain (pounds) Humber (pounds) (pounds) Gross weekly pay Full-time workers 458.10 414.70 449.60 Male full-time workers 492.40 457.10 490.50 Female full-time 386.90 353.50 387.60 workers Hourly pay Full-time workers 11.47 10.29 11.26 Male full-time workers 11.72 10.91 11.91 Female full-time 10.23 9.25 10.28 workers Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis

Self-employment

The ONS Annual Population Survey 2005 - 2006 found that 9.6% of employed residents aged between 16 and 74 were in self-employment within the district. This is lower than the sub-regional figure (12.7%), but higher than the corresponding regional and national figures (8.3% and 9.2% respectively)

Home working

In 2001, some 10.77% of adult residents who were working stated that they worked fully or mainly from home in the district. This is the second lowest proportion for any district in the sub-region.

Overall findings show a correlation between rurality and home working, as might be expected. There is also an apparent relationship between self-employment and home working.

Travel to work

According to the Census of Population 2001, some 70.6% of workers resident in Selby travelled to work by car, while a further 6.1% used public transport.

Leeds City Region Travel to Work Data 2001 Census Data

Total TO: Leeds Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Wakefield Craven Harrogate York Selby Barnsley Elsewhere OUT FROM: Leeds 270441 15260 2051 6044 9032 284 3833 1810 1700 601 11448 52063 Bradford 21261 149808 4621 4000 1489 3231 837 299 141 181 5034 36060 Calderdale 4349 7020 63346 6177 771 86 63 90 39 96 5959 24650 Kirklees 17519 8760 8314 122560 6021 60 188 221 133 1537 8372 59497 Wakefield 21061 1796 625 5480 96341 33 340 391 2701 2537 6479 41443 Craven 957 3994 146 100 48 17172 335 45 33 12 2833 8503 Harrogate 9591 1380 127 261 433 283 56994 1626 355 66 4928 19050 York 4510 271 103 167 478 21 1568 70066 1671 51 8219 17059 Selby 6254 283 82 177 2754 30 534 4283 19777 112 3642 18151 Barnsley 3125 432 193 1800 6219 9 57 84 374 59193 17050 29343 Elsewhere 18815 5427 3625 3522 7554 2732 4769 13586 4195 9784 Total IN 107442 44623 19887 27728 34799 6769 12524 22435 11342 14977 NET IN/(OUT) 55379 8563 -4763 -31769 -6644 -1734 -6526 5376 -6809 -14366

Source : Data from Leeds Development Department, June 2006

Work-place earnings and commuting

The rural evidence base for the Yorkshire and the Humber 2006 (often using detailed analysis conducted by the Defra Rural Statistics Unit) considers the difference between mean residence-based earnings and mean workplace-based earnings. Such an approach helps examine the “commuter effect”. In the figure below, if the result is negative, this means that the workplace-based earnings are higher for that district and if the result is positive, that means that the residence-based earnings are higher for that district.

As all of the rural districts (as shown in green) appear on the right of the graph, this means that on average resident-based earnings in rural districts are higher than those offered by the workplaces which are in the same area. This could indicate the impact of out-commuting from rural districts to places that provide higher earnings (e.g. urban areas such as Leeds, York, etc). Harrogate and the rural 80 area of Ryedale see the most extreme disparity here (in excess of £5,000).

Figure 9-4 Resident-based (R) less workplace-based (W) average earnings, 2005

Source: Source: Rural Evidence Base for the Yorkshire and Humber 2006 (Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2005, ONS 2006 annual data).

Economic activity

Of all Selby residents of a working age, 79% regard themselves as economically active compared to 78% for the sub-region as a whole, and the district’s figure is favourable when compared to figures for England and Wales.

Economically active (Jul 2005-Jun 2006)

Yorkshire and Selby Selby Great Britain The Humber (numbers) (%) (%) (%) All people Economically 40,100 79.2 78.1 78.4 active In employment 38,400 76.6 73.9 74.2 Employees 33,200 67.0 65.2 64.6 Self employed 5,200 9.6 8.3 9.2 Model-based 1,500 3.7 5.3 5.2 unemployed Source: ONS annual population survey

Unemployment

As at April 2007 the unemployment rate in Selby District stood at 1.7% of all those people of working age. This compares very favourably with the sub-regional and GB rates.

Unemployment benefit claimants (April 2007)

Yorkshire and Selby Selby Great Britain The Humber (numbers) (%) (%) (%) Claimants 796 1.7 2.8 2.5

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE

Qualifications of adults

The table below outlines the qualification levels of adult residents within Selby compared to regional and national figures.

In Selby 9,400 people between the ages of 16 and 74 were qualified to NVQ4 level or higher in 2006. However, a further 8,100 had no qualifications at all. In percentage terms some 19.3% of residents were qualified to NVQ4 level or higher, compared to 22.2% regionally and 26.5% in Great Britain. Conversely, 16.6% had no qualifications at all, compared to 15.8% regionally and 14.3% in Great Britain.

Qualifications (July 2005 – June 2006)

Selby Selby Yorkshire & Great Britain (numbers) (%) the Humber (%) (%) NVQ4 and above 9,400 19.3 22.2 26.5 NVQ3 and above 16,900 34.8 41.0 44.4 NVQ2 and above 29,700 61.0 60.5 62.9 NVQ1 and above 38,400 79.0 76.0 77.2 Other qualifications 2,100 4.3 8.1 8.4 No qualifications 8,100 16.6 15.8 14.3 Source: ONS annual population survey

Education structure

Within the Selby LAD two mainstream, Local Authority (LA) maintained secondary schools have sixth form provision, with there also being FE provision.

Secondary schools with sixth forms

School Location Age Range

Barlby High School Barlby 11-16 Brayton College Selby 11-16 Holy Family Catholic High Carlton 11-16 School Selby High School Selby 11-16 Sherburn High School Sherburn in Elmet 11-18 Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster 11-18 Source: North Yorkshire LA 2006

Independent Schools

There are two independent schools within the Selby district: Read School in Drax, and Queen Margaret’s School in Escrick.

School Location Age Range

Read School Drax 3-19 Queen Margaret’s School Escrick 10-19

Source: Independent Schools Information Service (North) Limited

Specialist schools

This type of school includes Technology, Languages, Sports and Art colleges operating in England. Additional funding enables secondary schools to develop strengths in a particular subject area, supported by local industry and in partnership with local schools and the wider community to share resources and expertise, while still delivering a National Curriculum-based education.

In Selby, six schools have specialist status:

Specialist Secondary Schools, Including those with Sixth Forms in Selby

School Location Speciality Barlby High School Barlby Sports Brayton College Selby Technology Holy Family Catholic High Carlton Maths and Computing School Selby High School Selby Arts Sherburn High School Sherburn in Elmet Science Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster Business and Enterprise Source: DfES 2006 (The Standards Site)

Providers of FE

There is one Further Education provider based in the district of Selby- Selby College.

CoVEs

Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) are specialist areas of vocational provision characterised by close links between colleges, other providers, business partners, other employment interests and communities. They aim to produce appropriately qualified and skilled workers with excellent employment and career prospects, which meet the needs of the economy. At present there is one CoVE situated within the district offering ICT for Business and the Rural Economy – this is Selby College

Employer Perspective

Employers

According to the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), there were 2,871 employers based in the Selby LAD in 2004 (an increase of 4% from 2003 figures). 86% of establishments employed 10 people or less.

Since 2000 there has been an increase in the number of businesses based in the area. For those employing between 1-10 people the ABI recorded nearly 100 more organisations between 2003 and 2004 alone.

From VAT statistics it is possible to identify 2,78 employers who were registered for VAT at the end of 2005 in the Selby area. This was a slight reduction on the previous year

VAT registration comparisons 2000 –2005

VAT Stocks at end of year with net changes 2000 - 2005 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Stocks Net Stocks Net Stocks Net Stocks Net Stocks Net Stocks Net at change at change at change at change at change at change year year year year year year end end end end end end Selby 2505 0 2565 +60 2635 +70 2690 +55 2785 +50 2780 -5

Self employment

9.6% of employed residents in Selby aged between 16 and 74 were in self-employment. This is higher than both the regional and national figures.

Yorkshire and Selby Selby Great Britain The Humber (numbers) (%) (%) (%) All people

Economically 40,100 79.2 78.1 78.4 active In employment 38,400 76.6 73.9 74.2 Employees 33,200 67.0 65.2 64.6 Self employed 5,200 9.6 8.3 9.2 Model-based 1,500 3.7 5.3 5.2 unemployed Source: ONS annual population survey

Employment trends over time

Between 2000 and 2003 the total of employed jobs in the area showed a gradual rise over that time, although this was followed by a decrease in the region of 3,000 people employed in the following year. The improved position in 2005 showed that the previous year’s decrease had almost been made up.

Total Employed Jobs in Selby 2000 –2005 (excludes self-employed)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Number 25,935 27,553 28,156 30,661 27,445 29,400

Employment by industry

The following analysis is based upon findings from the Census of Population 2001. It therefore provides information at resident level, (regardless of where they work) in contrast to information from the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), which is based upon workplace analysis (and therefore will include data on those who commute into the area to work as well as residents who work within the area). Another important difference is that ABI does not include any information on self-employment, whereas this is included in the Census of Population figures.

2004 2005 2006 Number Selby North Number Selby North Number Selby North % Yorks % Yorks % Yorks % % % riculture and fishing 800 2.1 4.1 1,000 2.5 4.8 1,000 2.7 3.9 ergy and water 700 1.8 0.8 * * 0.8 800 2.2 1.2 anufacturing 7,100 18.7 10.4 6,200 16.1 10.0 5,900 15.3 9.9 nstruction 4,300 11.3 7.1 5,000 13.0 9.6 5,400 14.0 9.6 tribution, hotels and 6,000 16.0 20.8 5,900 15.3 20.2 5,200 13.5 21.5 staurants nsport and communications 2,500 6.6 4.1 2,700 6.9 4.9 1,500 3.9 4.0 nking, finance and insurance 5,800 15.5 14.8 4,400 11.5 13.6 4,700 12.3 12.8 blic admin. education and 9,100 24.1 31.9 10,800 27.9 29.9 11,300 29.4 29.7 alth her services 2,300 6.1 6.1 1,500 3.9 6.1 2,600 6.8 7.0 tal services 25,800 68.3 77.7 25,300 65.5 74.6 25,300 65.8 75.0

Employment by occupation

According to the Annual Population Survey 2006, the highest proportion of jobs held by Selby residents were in skilled trades occupations (16%) and associate professional & technical (13.3%):

Employment by occupation (Jul 2005-Jun 2006)

Yorkshire and Selby Selby Great Britain The Humber (numbers) (%) (%) (%) 1 Managers and 4,500 11.7 13.3 15.0 senior officials 2 Professional 4,400 11.4 11.1 12.8 occupations 3 Associate professional & 5,100 13.3 12.8 14.3 technical 4 Administrative & 5,000 13.0 11.9 12.3 secretarial 5 Skilled trades 6,200 16.0 12.2 11.0 occupations 6 Personal service 4,800 12.4 8.3 7.9 occupations 7 Sales and customer service # # 7.9 7.6 occs 8 Process plant & machine # # 9.3 7.4 operatives 9 Elementary 4,400 11.3 13.1 11.3 occupations Source: ONS annual population survey # sample size too small for reliable estimate Commercial Rents

This table compares the commercial rents in the major urban areas of North Yorkshire

Town/City Office Retail Industrial Bedale £8.50 £20.00 £4.25 Easingwold £9.00 £30.00 £4.50 Harrogate £15.00 £180.00 £5.50 Malton £11.50 £35.00 £4.00 Northallerton £12.00 £70.00 £4.00 Pickering £11.00 £40.00 £4.00 Richmond £12.00 £30.00 £4.00 Ripon £13.00 £55.00 £4.00 Scarborough £13.00 £110.00 £3.50 Selby £14.00 £40.00 £4.75 Skipton £14.50 £55.00 £4.25 Tadcaster £13.50 £40.00 £4.00 Whitby £8.00 £45.00 £3.50 York £16.00 £200.00 £5.50

Employers’ skills needs

Introduction

During 2005 the third National Employers Skills Survey was conducted. The survey provides information such as the skills needs of employers and how these needs vary by size and sector. It looks specifically at:

• How many employers face difficulties recruiting, and to what extent are these difficulties caused by skill deficiencies among applicants?

• Skill deficiencies among the workforce - what is the nature and impact of these and what steps are employers taking to meet these skill deficiencies?

• To what extent do employers assess the skill needs of their workforce and plan their training activity, and more generally what is the extent and nature of training funded or arranged by employers?

• To what extent are learning and training providers engaging with employers?

This executive summary is based on telephone interviews carried out with employers which are a combination of those which took place in the summer of 2005 as part of the National Employers’Skills Survey and additional boost interviews carried out during the autumn. These additional interviews allow analysis at a Local Authority District level, with all interviews then being combined to produce a single set of findings.

Key findings

The summary which follows covers key findings for vacancies, skill gaps and training activity.

Incidence of vacancies

The key findings include that within the district it is estimated that there are around 650 vacancies, accounting for 4% of total employment. It is also the case that 14% of establishments have vacancies –by comparison, this figure is 16% in York and North Yorkshire as a whole.

Within the district “only”5% of all employment (or 122 jobs) are seen as skills shortage vacancies. In relation to hard-to-fill vacancies, the main reasons employers identified for these included applicants not having the required skills (37%), lack of experience (18%), not enough interest in the job (15%) and poor terms and conditions, e.g. pay (14%). These were followed by a number of other reasons, suggesting employers perceive that they face difficulties on a number of different fronts.

Skill gaps

Within the district 15% of establishments report skills gaps within their workforce (i.e. where employees don’t have the required skills to be proficient at their job). This is the second lowest proportion in the sub-region (behind Ryedale at 14%) and is 9 percentage points lower than the figure seen for the region as a whole (23%).

In terms of the number of employees in the district of Selby, there are 1,109 (people) with skills gaps, which accounts for around 5% of all skills gaps seen in the subregion.

As 8% of the sub region’s employees are seen in Selby, this suggests skills gaps are less of an issue than is seen in many of the other districts.

Employers see the main causes of skills gaps to be staff lacking experience / being recently recruited (78%) and staff lacking motivation (23%), but they may also be identifying their role with a failure to train and develop staff (11%) also being mentioned.

In relation to skills that need improving, again there was a “long list”of issues identified by employers. These were headed by team working skills (45%), technical or practical skills (43%) and problem solving (42%). Although “lower”on the list, management (25%), literacy (21%) and numeracy (20%) skills also featured. With regard to the impact of skills gaps may be having, 8% felt these were having a major impact. For all those who felt it was having an impact, these employers identified some potentially serious implications, e.g. an increased workload for other staff (79%), increased operating costs (43%) and difficulties in meeting quality standards (38%). To overcome skills gaps, by far the most commonly mentioned measure to help combat this was increased training for the existing workforce (53%).

Training activity

36% of establishments in the district of Selby have a training plan. This is lower than that for York and North Yorkshire (40%), and for the region as a whole (45%). A similar picture is seen with employers having a training budget, with Selby (24%) being lower than is seen for the sub-region (28%) and the region (33%). 61% of establishments have provided training for staff over the last 12 months, with 49% providing off-the-job training. When considering this based upon employees, almost two thirds (58%) had received training over this period.

Indices of Deprivation

Indices of deprivation are calculated either at a geographic level (Lower Super Output Areas – LSOAs) smaller than that of wards or at local authority level.

There are 354 local authority areas in England. Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, Selby District is ranked 239 out of 354 (where 1 is the most deprived):

At the Lower Super Output Area level, there are 50 LSOAs within Selby District and 32,482 within England.

The lowest ranking Selby LSOA is within Selby North ward and ranks 4,132 out of 32,482.

The highest ranking is within Brayton ward and is 32,039 out of 32,482.

Selby District has one LSOA within the lowest 20% in England, and 17 in the top 20%

Acronym Guide

Acronym Description

ABI Annual Business Inquiry The Annual Business Inquiry is conducted in two parts: one dealing with employment, the other with financial information.

AMR Annual Monitoring Report Review progress of Local Development Documents against the Local Development Scheme Business Development Indicators:- Amount of employment floor space developed between the 1st April and 31st March. Amount of completed employment floorspace developed on allocated sites Amount of employment floorspace which is on previously developed land. Employment land available at 31 March.

CAY Carbon Action Yorkshire CAY is Yorkshire Forward’s programme to accelerate development of a low carbon economy in the region. It will bring together the private and public sectors to cost effectively reduce carbon emissions in line with national and regional targets. The programme will also work with its partners to stimulate the development and take up of low carbon products and services.

CCC Coalfield Community CCC is an all party association representing more than 80 Local Authorities Campaign in the present and former coal mining areas of England, Scotland and Wales. CCC has played a pivotal role in promoting the economic, social and environmental renewal of areas affected by mining job loses.

CEFAS Centre for Environment, CEFAS is an internationally renowned aquatic scientific research and Fisheries & Aquaculture consultancy centre. We aim to be the prime source of high quality science Science used to conserve and enhance the aquatic environment, promote sustainable management of its natural resources, and protect the public from aquatic contaminants.

CIP Community Investment These groups offer funding, assistance, guidance and support to Prospectus/Partnerships community groups and organisations that are looking to move forward with a project or have submitted projects for inclusion in the CIP documents.

There are six Groups, Southern, Western, Eastern, Northern, Central and Selby Town.

CSL Central Science Laboratory CSL is a public sector science organisation providing research and information services to governments and industry around the world. We focus on protecting environmental quality, developing sustainable land uses and safeguarding food chain safety. Our sciences are targeted closely on developing capabilities to anticipate and assess risks, and respond to emergencies in the environment and food chain.

CSL is an Executive Agency of DEFRA and works closely with DEFRA’S other science agencies CEFAS and VLA (Veterinary Laboratories Agency)

CoVEs Centres of Vocational CoVEs are a new initiative (the first were launched in September 2001) and Excellence they form a key part of the Learning and Skills Council’s strategy to improve skills for employment and national competitiveness.

DCLG Department of Communities Communities and Local Government, the rebranded Department for and Local Government Communities and Local Government, is a United Kingdom government department. It was formed in July 2001 as part of the Cabinet Office with the title Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Prescott.

In May 2002 the ODPM became a separate department after absorbing the Local Government and Regions portfolios from the defunct Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. During the 5 May 2006 reshuffle of Blair's government, it was renamed and Ruth Kelly was made

the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The Deputy Prime Minister is now a "Minister without portfolio" and his office has purely secretarial functions.

DEFRA Department for Defra is the United Kingdom government department responsible for Environment, Food & environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, Rural fisheries and rural communities in England. Concordats set out agreed Affairs frameworks for co-operation between it and the Scottish Executive and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales, which have devolved responsibilities for these matters in their respective nations. DEFRA also leads for the UK at the EU on agricultural, fisheries and environment matters and in other international negotiations on sustainable development and climate change.

DPD Development Plan A Local Development Framework must include Development Plan Document Documents (DPDs) which outline the key development goals of the Local Development Framework. Development plan documents taken together are broadly equitable to the old style Local Plans

DTI Department of Trade The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government and Industry department.

The department was first formed in 1970 with the merger of the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Technology, creating a new cabinet post of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The new department also took over the Department of Employment's former responsibilities for monopolies and mergers. In January of 1974, the department's responsibilities for energy production were transferred to a newly created UK Department of Energy. Later the same year, following a Labour Party victory in the general election, the department was split into Department of Trade, Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection.

EA Environment Agency The leading public organisation for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales EAGGF European Agricultural The European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), set up Guidance and by Regulation No 25 of 1962 on the financing of the Common Agricultural Guarantee Fund Policy (as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 728/70 consumes a large part of the general budget of the European Union.

The Fund's Guarantee Section finances, in particular, expenditure on the agricultural market organisations, the rural development measures that accompany market support and rural measures outside of Objective 1 regions, certain veterinary expenditure and information measures relating to the CAP.

ERDF European Regional European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is a fund allocated by the Development Fund European Union.

ESF European Social Funds The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of the four European Structural Funds that provide grants to support economic development within the European Union. The ESF is the oldest one. It was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 and became operational in 1960.

Its purpose is to increase employment, especially through funding vocational training. Over the period 2007 to 2013, the intention is to use the ESF to support the Lisbon Strategy.

ESS European Spallation European Spallation Source is the name of a research facility for scientific Source research with the help of neutrons that is planned to be built in Europe. The site-selection process is ongoing and parallel with the process of establish a financial and organizational base for the project. As possible locations are named Burn, North Yorkshire, UK; Hungary; Basque Country (Bilbao), Spain or Lund, Sweden. FEY Future Energy Yorkshire FEY has been established to secure the economic opportunities arising from

new and renewable energy technologies and projects across Yorkshire and Humber and to deliver greenhouse gas emissions reductions to meet regional targets. FEY works with selected partners to fill knowledge gaps, bridge market failures and bring to fruition energy projects that will deliver significant greenhouse gas savings and economic benefits to the region.

GOYH Government Office for The Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber works with Yorkshire and the Humber organisations across the Region to deliver Government policies and programmes and to contribute a regional perspective in their development.

GDP Gross Domestic Product Used as an indicator of the economic wealth of an area based on the value of products and services and income generated by businesses

GDP figures per head of population are affected by the age structure of an area, relatively large proportions of persons not of working age, either retired or still at school, will reduce the GDP per head of population figure.

GVA Gross value added Used as an indicator of the economic wealth of an area based on the value of products and services and income generated by businesses

GVA is a measure of economic activity at basic prices, excluding taxes plus subsidies.

GVA data is workplace based (i.e. the wages and salaries of commuters are allocated to the area where they work, not where they live). GVA data per head of population is therefore significantly affected by commuting into and out of specific areas. JAG Joint Action Group Groups, open to the public, which bring together those agencies (Community Safety) responsible for community safety. The JAGs allow local people to highlight local crime and safety issues and set priorities for action.

LAAs Local Area Agreements A local area agreement (LAA) is a three year agreement between central government and local partners. Partners agree to deliver a range of outcomes and the government agrees to the flexible use of funding streams to deliver them. These funding streams are ones which would have been received but with very specific requirements about their use. Under the LAA they will be managed by partners, together with their own resource, to deliver national and local targets in ways judged suitable locally. The LAA therefore represents a significant incentive for stronger partnership working and offers an important development in the relationship between local partners and central government.

The LAA relevant to Selby is the North Yorkshire LAA.

LAD Local Authority District The 239 local authority districts form the lower tier of the two-tier local government structure found in many parts of England. They are subdivisions of the 34 non-metropolitan (shire) counties.

LAG LEADER+ Local Action Group A steering group made up of voluntary, private and public sector partners whose remit is to manage a local LEADER+ Programme

LCR Leeds City Region Leeds City Region comprises of North Yorkshire County Council and 10 local authority districts of Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield, and York, which reflects the true area of how the economy of Leeds and the other cities, towns and rural areas in the city region functions; for example, 95% of people who live in the city region also work in the city region.

LCRDP Leeds City Region The CRDP puts forward a growth scenario to achieve 4% per annum Development Plan growth in GVA per capita across the city region over the coming ten years. This growth rate would be sufficient to close the productivity gap with the England average over the same time period. This would create around 150,000 net new jobs and result in a £21.5 billion increase in GVA across the city region over the ten year period.

LEADER+ European rural regeneration The UK LEADER+ Network is a network of LEADER+ Groups in England,

programme Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with the aim of facilitating co- operation and exchange of experience and know-how. There are 57 UK LEADER+ Groups in the Network.

LDEP Local Development & The LDEP is the plan that the ERDF Objective 2 Priority 3 programme, Employment Pact community-led economic regeneration is delivered by.

LDF Local Development A Local Development Framework is a folder of local development Framework documents that outlines how planning will be managed in your area.

This visual guide introduces Local Development Frameworks and explains the importance and role of each development document.

It also explains the importance of community involvement in the creation of the documents - a crucial part of the new plan system. LO Landfill Operators Landfill Operators are responsible for ensuring their activities do not cause pollution of the environment or harm to human health in accordance with the relevant permit.

LTCS Landfill tax credits The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) encourages and enables to support a wide range of environmental projects by giving them a 90 per cent tax credit against their donations to Environmental Bodies (EBs).

you must comply with the following:

1) Not-for-Profit. You don't have to be a charity, but any surplus you make must be used to further your organisation's objects. Surplus must not be used to pay dividends or other rewards. 2) Your organisation must not be controlled - directly or indirectly - by a Local Authority or be a LOs registered for landfill tax.

LDF Local Development The LDF is a folder of local developments prepared by District Councils, Framework unitary authorities or national park authorities that outline the spatial planning strategy for them local area.

LDS Local Development Scheme The purpose of the Local Development Scheme is to inform the community and other stakeholders about the current planning policies for the area and to set out our programme for replacing certain policies (with Local Development Documents LDDs) over the next three years.

LSOA’s Lower Super Output Areas Lower layer super output areas (LSOAs) are a statistical geography designed to improve the reporting of small area statistics in England and Wales.

LTP Local Transport Plan The LTP provides the policy background and plan for how the County Council and its partners will ensure that local transport services and infrastructure will improve.

LTS Local Transport Strategy A requirement of the LTP is that it supports a longer term (10 to 15 years) Local Transport Strategy (LTS). The LTS sets out how transport can contribute towards achieving the wider National, Regional and Local vision for the future of the County.

MAA Multi Area Agreements MAAs are designed to be cross-boundary LAAs. They should bring together key players in flexible arrangements to tackle issues that are best addressed in partnership at a regional and sub-regional level, such as skills deficits, housing market imbalances, transport links and other infrastructure projects. They are also designed to give teeth to the city-region and place-shaping agenda, by providing the framework for more effective leadership across sectors and geographic and organisational boundaries.

NVQ National Vocational National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are work-related, competence- Qualifications based qualifications. They reflect the skills and knowledge needed to do a

job effectively, and show that a candidate is competent in the area of work the NVQ represents.

ONS Office of National Statistics A government agency responsible for compiling, analysing and disseminating many of the United Kingdom’s economic, social and demographic statistics, including the retail prices index, trade figures and labour market data, as well as the periodic census of the population and health statistics.

RAY Recycle Action Yorkshire Recycling Action Yorkshire is a not-for-profit, regional programme funded by Yorkshire Forward and the European Regional Development Fund. RAY will work in partnership with national and regional stakeholders to stimulate the market for recycled materials throughout the recycling chain from collection and reprocessing, to manufacture and sustainable procurement.

RDA Regional Development A Regional Development Agency (RDA) is a Non-Departmental Public Body Agency established for the purpose of development, primarily economic, of one of England's Government Office regions. There is one RDA for each of the NUTS level 1 Regions of England. Similar activities are carried out in Wales by the Welsh Development Agency, in Northern Ireland by the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment and in Scotland by Scottish Enterprise.

RDP Rural Development The Rural Development Programme supports community-led projects that Programme stimulate the ecomomic and social regeneration

RDPE Rural Development DEFRA document that sets out how European rural funding will be Programme for England applied in England. DEFRA will use the Rural Development Programme to safeguard and enhance our rural environment (with Environmental Stewardship at its heart) and foster competitive and sustainable businesses and thriving rural communities.

RES Regional Economic Strategy The Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2015 provides the 10 year blueprint for economic development in Yorkshire and the Humber. It provides a framework of common priorities around which businesses, public agencies, voluntary groups and communities can focus their investment and effort. The strategy is owned, and can only be delivered, by the whole region

REIS Regional Energy The Strategy sets out what the region needs to do on energy generation Infrastructure Strategy and supply to achieve regional energy targets and maintain affordable energy supplies.

RIN Regional Intelligence Yorkshire Futures is the Regional Intelligence Network for Yorkshire and Network Humber, providing information and intelligence about the region, for the region.

RIP Regional Implementation How the RDPE will be delivered in Y&H. Plan

RPG Regional Planning Guidance The main purpose of this RPG is to provide a regional spatial strategy within which local authority development plans and local transport plans can be prepared. It provides a broad development strategy for Yorkshire and the Humber which is relevant to 2016 and beyond.

RSS Regional Spatial Strategy RSS emerged from the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 which abolished Structure Plans, and replaced Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) with RSS which is now the strategic level plan charged with informing Local Development Frameworks.

RTS Regional Transport Strategy The Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) aims to integrate land-use planning and transport planning to steer new development into more sustainable locations, reduce the need to travel and enable journeys to be made by more sustainable modes of transport.

SAAP Selby Area Action Plan A development plan document (DPD) to cover Selby Town and it’s hinterland (boundaries still to be agreed)

SEA Strategic Economic Key Yorkshire Forward document. Forms the justification and basis of all Assessment Yorkshire Forward investment decisions (see SRIP below)

SCTS Service Centre Service centre transportation strategy approach recognises the need to Transportation Strategy have a strategy covering not only the town centre but also the surrounding (Strategies) hinterland. The majority of the infrastructure related solutions will be in the town centres where people and traffic come together. Within Selby District three service centres have been identified, Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn in Elmet (including South Milford).

SCY Science City York Since its inception in 1998 as a partnership between the City of York Council and the University of York, Science City York has helped to create over 60 new technology companies and 2 600 new jobs. It is funded thorough a range of partners from the public and private sector, including Yorkshire Forward (the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and the Humber).

Science City York provides a range of support services to assist in the creation and growth of technology-based businesses, entrepreneurs and skills development opportunities.

SME Small Medium sized An SME is defined as an enterprise that has a headcount of between 50 enterprises and 250 staff and has an annual turnover of between 10 and 50 million euros

SPA Service Performance An agreement between the Service Provider and the relevant Committee Agreement /Board SPD Supplementary Planning Established as part of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in Documents United Kingdom law, a Supplementary Planning Document is a Local Development Document that may cover a range of issues, thematic or site specific, and provides further detail of policies and proposals in a 'parent' Development Plan Document.

SPROUT Strategic Partnership for the The overall aim of the project is to enhance the environment of the River River Ouse and Tributaries Ouse and its tributaries to increase bio-diversity and landscape quality, reduce flood risk and benefit leisure, tourism and other businesses and people’s health and understanding of the water environment.

SRIP Sub-Regional Investment The Sub-Regional Investment Plan - or SRIP - is the new 5 Year Plan for Plan the economic development of York and North Yorkshire

STMS Selby Traffic Management The Town Centre Traffic Management Strategies were developed in the first Strategy LTP included consultation with people living within the town centre and in the surrounding hinterland. These are now being replaced by SCTS (see above).

TTMS Tadcaster Traffic The Town Centre Traffic Management Strategies were developed in the first Management Strategy LTP included consultation with people living within the town centre and in the surrounding hinterland. These are now being replaced by SCTS (see above)

YF Yorkshire Forward Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and the Humber.

YNYPU York and North Yorkshire York and North Yorkshire Partnership Unit is an independent unit which has Partnership Unit been set up by partners across York and North Yorkshire to co-ordinate external funding across the sub region, primarily Objective 2, 3, & SRB6.