Welcome to the third edition

Welcome to the third edition of the e-bulletin for the City Region for Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Through this, and our website, we will keep you informed of the work of the City Region partnership.

City Region moves ahead to close skills gap and reduce jobless total

The City Region Board meeting on 25th March has signed off its Multi Area Agreement for Employment and Skills proposition to Government.

The City Region is seeking new powers from Government which will progressively allow it to direct up to £170m per year of national employment and skills funding in support of regional and local priorities. This will build upon the current City Strategy Pathfinder that covers 55 target wards across the City Region.

City Region Seeking Economic Development Powers from Government

The City Region is one of 7 partnerships that have submitted proposals to Government supporting the devolution of economic development powers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is due to announce at least two so-called forerunner pilot city-regions in the Budget Statement on 22nd April.