ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEPs hindered by 'lack of staff and clear focus'

The role Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) can play in devolution and promoting economic growth is being hindered by a lack of staff and clear focus, a new study has found.

The role Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) can play in devolution and promoting economic growth is being hindered by a lack of staff and clear focus, a new study has found.

New analysis from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has revealed that while LEPs have ‘considerable' potential to work across different policy areas they are being held back by a lack of firm institutional foundations.

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