Outside body

Established by government in 2011, the York & North Yorkshire LEP is a public/private partnership of local authority and private sector business leaders who utilise their knowledge of the local economy to secure, invest and provide oversight on government funding in projects and schemes that will deliver economic improvement and change across the region.

Leader of the Council, to be appointed by LEP Board.

Following the establishment of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority in December and its formal launch on 1 February, the Local Enterprise Partnership in its current form has ceased.