Decision Maker: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
A decision is sought to change the criteria
for the award of capital grants to businesses from the Business
Growth Programme. The change would affect businesses and their
employees across the Leeds City Region, and would require
recipients of grants to deliver additional outcomes as part of the
Combined Authority’s commitment to Inclusive Growth. This
could include the requirement for higher paid jobs, and/or, active
participation in a number of existing projects related to
employment and skills, improved business productivity and
sustainable travel planning.
Resolved: That the Combined Authority endorses the LEP Board’s decision to adopt the revised criteria and associated conditions for awarding grants from the Business Growth Programme (BGP) as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, commencing from July 2018, with a review of outputs and outcomes to be undertaken after six months.
Report author: Henry Rigg
Publication date: 11/05/2018
Date of decision: 10/05/2018
Decided at meeting: 10/05/2018 - West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Effective from: 19/05/2018
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