People and Places
People and Places
The People and Places Team within LGYH is responsible for a number of key aspects of the Integrated Regional Strategy to ensure that LGYH members are able to shape the vision, direction and content of the IRS. With particular responsibility for ensuring that the IRS is built from local priorities the team aim to make sure that our region’s citizens and localities are at the heart of LGYH policy.
Localism
Please find a copy of our Localism Statement at the bottom of this page
Work & Skills
The Strategy Team have a key role in Work and Skills. The team are currently leading a programme of research into tackling worklessness amongst the over 50s. The team are also planning a workshop for regional leaders and CEs on the skills agenda which aims to enhance understanding of the challenges at the different geographical levels in terms of improving skills, for young people and adults, and using skills improvement as a mechanism to help tackle the effects of the recession.
Economic Development
In partnership with Yorkshire Forward and others the team have a key role in delivering support to councils in carrying out their new Economic Assessment Duties.
The team are currently mapping all current published local authority responses to tackling the economic downturn.
Climate Change
Yorkshire and Humber is seriously exposed to climate change. We have more properties and businesses at serious flood risk than any region, apart from London. Our industrial base means we have one of the most carbon intensive economies in Europe. However, with these challenges come immense opportunities.
We aim to support the delivery of the following:
- Strong regional leadership and coordination to ensure delivery of work to tackle the causes and effects of climate change in all sectors.
- Support for local authorities and their partners in the delivery of their climate change targets, with a particular emphasis on improvement and efficiency.
Objectives:
- Provide strategic support the Climate Change Partnership to effectively develop and deliver the Climate Change Plan for Yorkshire & Humber
- Take forward the key recommendations of the Regional Adaptation Study by integrating these into the Climate Change Plan for Yorkshire & Humber
- Project management of specific projects to deliver the Climate Change Plan for Yorkshire & Humber
- Support Local Authorities to deliver against their climate change targets by driving forward delivery of the YoHr Space Climate Change programme
- Support the development of effective climate change partnership relations between national, regional, LGYH and other regional city, sub regional, and local partners.
For information about the Regional Climate Change Partnership : www.yourclimate.org
Cohesion
Yorkshire and Humber is one of the most diverse regions in England in terms of its population and range of neighbourhoods, villages, towns and cities.
Throughout Yorkshire and Humber we have built successful relationships across all councils, fire and police authorities and have developed a great spirit and appetite for collaboration. This is unique to our region and we will continue to build on this and support collaborative arrangements to secure improvements across the whole region.
We have prioritised the building of effective working practices with those partners who can help us achieve this. We will all be accountable for these actions and recognise the need to work collaboratively at a local and regional level to ensure success. Through strategic, political, and community leadership we are working together with our partners in developing and delivering the priorities for our places.
We are supporting councils and partners in responding to those demographic changes within their areas resulting from both international and internal migration and will share the insight and understanding developed by the regions local authorities and partners on community cohesion.
More information about cohesion activity.
Culture and the 2012 Games
Based on the premise that the spirit of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games can help Yorkshire make positive changes in our communities, LGYH lead on behalf of local government on the ‘Active and Engaged Communities’ section of the Yorkshire Gold strategy. The legacy outcomes in this section of Yorkshire Gold are:
- More people of all abilities, especially young people, volunteering and engaged in their communities
- Yorkshire and Humber to be recognised as a great region for volunteering
To find out the latest around what we are doing to achieve this contact sarah.tyler@lgyh.gov.uk
More information about the 2012 Games
Contact details for the People and Places Team :
Clare Coates - Deputy Chief Executive, People and Places - clare.coates@lgyh.gov.uk
Justin Homer - People and Places Strategy Manager. justin.homer@lgyh.gov.uk
Cathy Milan - People and Places (Strategy) Development Manager. cathy.milan@lgyh.gov.uk
Sarah Tyler - People and Places Development Manager - sarah.tyler@lgyh.gov.uk
Jon Clubb - Regional Climate Change Co-ordinator - jon.clubb@lgyh.gov.uk
David Young - Regional Community Cohesion Officer - david.young@lgyh.gov.uk
Amy Smith - Community Cohesion Development Officer for West Yorkshire - amy.smith@lgyh.gov.uk
Sharon Bolton - Research and Policy Analyst - sharon.bolton@lgyh.gov.uk
Localism Statement
MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARDS 2010 LAUNCHED
The Making A Difference Awards 2010 were officially launched at the Annual Conference and AGM held on Friday 25th June 2010.
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Chair of Sustainable Development Board appointed
Councillor Arthur Barker has been appointed as the Chair of the new Independent Sustainable Development Board.
Leaders' Board Scheme consultation
Consultation on how the LGYH Leaders' Board is constituted and operates
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