June 2010 letter inviting LAs to set up LEPs had no mention of civil society or social enterprise.
Local Growth White Paper: “Partnerships will want to work closely with universities, further education colleges and other key economic stakeholders. This includes social and community enterprises, which play an important role in creating local economic growth through providing jobs and training, delivering services and helping create community wealth in some of the most deprived parts of the country.”
Dorset Research in Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole for the Total Place pilot found that there were over 1000 social purpose organisations benefiting older people, which brought in £35m income from a range of sources, not just statutory. (Total Place and the Third Sector conference report, March 2010 http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/18589470 )
Dorset Research in Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole for the Total Place pilot found that there were over 1000 social purpose organisations benefiting older people, which brought in £35m income from a range of sources, not just statutory. (Total Place and the Third Sector conference report, March 2010 http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/18589470 )
Wiltshire
296 social purpose organisations in the South West, online survey, mixture of social enterprise/voluntary organisations, frontline/infrastructure Not surprising as little instruction/support from government on involving social purpose sector.
33 LEPs have been approved, of these 23 have boards (or shadow boards). Just 8 of 203 non-local authority board members are from voluntary sector 7 out of 23 LEP boards are all-male Two female LEP Chairs, one is Ursula Lidbetter from Lincolnshire Co-operative. West of England – no social purpose, 3 out of 10 female (male chair). Cornwall Board not announced. Heart of the South West Board members have to have private sector experience, but knowledge of social enterprise also desirable.