Sefton Overview & Scrutiny Committee The Role of the LEP Delivering Impact in Sefton 2018 Mark Basnett Managing Director, Liverpool City Region LEP ROLE OF THE LEP Inclusive Growth Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was created in 2012 to bring together businesses and civic leaders to drive private- sector led growth and job creation. It covers the local authority areas of Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, St Helens, Wirral and Sefton. LEP BOARD Asif Hamid MBE, Chair The Contact Company Prof Dame Janet Beer Elaine Bowker Paul Corcoran Chris Fry Jon Hague Mike Houghton University of Liverpool City of Live rpo ol College Agent Marketing KPMG Unilever Siemens Amanda Lyne Dr Laura O’Brien John Syvret CBE Angela White OBE Mark Whitworth Sara Wilde-McKeown UlemCo Seqirus Cammell Laird Sefton CVS Peel Ports Influential Mayor Joe Anderson OBE Cllr Phil Davies Cllr Derek Long Cllr Ian Maher Cllr Graham Morgan Cllr Rob Polhill Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram Wirral MBC St Helens Council Sefton MBC Knowsley MBC Halton Borough Council LCR Combined Authority Liverpool City Council 3 140 Liverpool City Region 135 England Northern Average North West 130 125 120 115 110 Index, 2006=100 105 100 Manage 95 Evidence & Deliver & 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Analysis Review Facilitate Insight & Coordinate Advice & Support Partner & Strategies Develop & Plans HOW THE LEP IS FUNDED Funding Source £c Annual UK Grants/Contracts £1,390k Private Sector Contributions £ 500k Local Authority Contributions £ 180k (Sefton Council £32,804) ERDF – Delivery Projects £ 810k Contracts/Commercial Income £ 350k Total £3.2m OUR CORE ACTIVITIES 1. Capital Programmes Strategic Guidance on use of funds including Local Growth Fund 2. Inward Investment 3. Business Growth 4. Sector Development 5. Education & Skills Capital Programmes (LGF) Transport • M58 Junction 1 Improvements £ 5.50m • Maghull North New Station £11.70m • Switch Island Capacity Scheme £ 2.36m • Sustainable Transport Programme £ 3.08m Education & Skills • Port Academy Hugh Baird College £ 2.00m • Southport College Improvements £ 0.66m • Health Engagement & Training Hub £ 3.99m Business Capital • Chancery Gate Development £ 0.95m Inward Investment Working with colleagues at Sefton Council we have supported the following: New Investments • Kura – Call Centre in Bootle (400 jobs) • Santander – Retention Project Current Investment Enquiries • US Biomanufacturing Co.; Digital & Construction Account Management • Huber Packaging Bootle – LCR4.0 / MTC • Stork Technical Services Southport – MTC • Domino UK – Ongoing support and link into MIF • Green Core; ODL Europe - Potential expansions Business Growth Growth Hub Working with Sefton Council to simplify the business support landscape by providing brokerage service to businesses to help them get the support they need • 450 Sefton Business supported to find the right support for their business in 2018 • £50,000 partnership fee paid to Sefton Council to support the Growth Hub Programme New Markets Programme Intensive consultancy support for growing businesses to help access new markets • 26 Sefton Businesses Supported • £75,000 in grants paid towards agreed growth programmes Sector Development Visitor Economy SLA (£10.5k) with Sefton Council to support strategic, funding and marketing initiatives including: • Sector intelligence – Volume & Value, hotel occupancy and segmentation analysis. • Business Planning – Marketing Southport/BID alignment and commercial development plan. • Marketing – Produced Southport’s 3 year destination marketing strategy commencing 2018 • Funding - €40K Interreg for heritage development and tourist information fort Lord Street in Southport ; SIF Project - 1 additional member of staff for the Southport Convention Bureau, £150K support for Conferences & a new commercial subvention model. • Research - Southport visitor survey work and a yearlong programme of visitor survey work for the Sefton Coast • Governance – Inclusion of Sefton/Southport on the LEP’s Visitor Economy Board and the LCR VE officer group • Strategy – Commissioned by Sefton Council to write the 3 year Visitor Economy Strategy that will focus on Southport and the Sefton Coast. Sector Development Advanced Manufacturing Working with manufacturers across the City Region to help LCR become the UK’s leading location for digital manufacturing • LCR 4.0 working with UoL, LJMU and others to deliver the UK’s leading 4 th Industrial Revolution Business Support Programme • Digital Manufacturing Week 2017 and 2018 – Brought Europe’s leading event to Liverpool with 4,000 delegates and innovation showcase for local businesses • 2018/19: £20m Smarter NW Pilot secured launched in LCR to help our businesses to digitise for growth Health, Life Sciences, Digital • Health Innovation Exchange with Innovation Agency supporting 60 SMEs in the sector across LCR • Digital Infrastructure Action Plan for City Region developed with CA – inc realising Hibernia link potential • Funding Bids support for new Healthy Ageing and Infectious Diseases Programmes Education & Skills Schools Enterprise Advisor Network Volunteer enterprise advisors working with schools to embed and coordinate enterprise learning for children • 14 Sefton Schools Engaged Stanley High School; Holy Family Catholic High School; Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre; Birkdale High School; St Michael's Church of England High School; Meols Cop High School; Maghull High School; Formby High; Range High Newfield School; Rowan Park School; Merefield School; Crosby High School; Hugh Baird College Careers Hub Support for 34 Schools with enhanced support to improve the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks in every school • 8 Sefton Schools Engaged Chesterfield High School; Deyes High School; Greenbank High School; Hillside High School; Litherland High School; Maricourt High School; Sacred Heart Catholic High; Savio Salesian College Thank You Any Questions?.