Proposals to ensure skills strategy remains a key priority for Hull and East Yorkshire as local enterprise partnership funding is withdrawn are emerging.
A hub with core staff maintained is being mooted, as the local authorities prepare for changes announced in the last Budget. Government flagged its intention to end support for the organisations, which have provided links between the public and private sector, from April 2024. The plan is to absord into local authorities.
Both Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire councils currently provide financial backing to the LEP, of £50,000 each per annum, to use as match-funding to draw down from Government Core Funding.
