Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: April 3, 2025

Purpose:

Content: 9.1 The Economic Development and Skills Committee received a report which identified the areas of the Sheffield Growth Plan within its remit and recommended policy areas for the Committee to consider over the coming year. The Committee were informed that these recommendations would then be used to inform the Work Programme.     9.2 RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Economic Development and Skills Policy Committee:   a)    Note the parts of the Growth Plan which have been identified as falling within the Committee’s remit b)    Approves the list of policy areas for the Committee to consider over the next year that will be incorporated into the Committee’s Work Programme     9.3 Reasons for Decision     9.3.1 Sheffield has ambitious plans for the future of its economy which are now articulated in the Sheffield Growth Plan. The Economic Development and Skills Policy Committee will play a crucial role in the plan’s delivery. This report has outlined which aspects of the plan fall within the committee’s remit and has identified the key projects and workstreams that the committee should consider over the coming year. This will drive the delivery of the Growth Plan and ultimately help to achieve the plan’s outcomes.         9.4 Alternatives Considered and Rejected     9.4.1 Alternative Option 1: Given that the Growth Plan approval sits within Strategy and Resources Policy Committee’s remit, leave the oversight of delivery to that committee This option was rejected because as well as going against the recommendation made by Strategy and Resources Policy Committee when it approved the Growth Plan, it also does not take account of both Economic Development and Skills and Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee’s role in the plan’s delivery which fall almost entirely within the two committee’s remits. Identifying what falls within each committee’s remit and aligning this with the committee work programme will help to drive delivery and create more coherency between the different workstreams.     9.4.2 Alternative Option 2: Rather than align with the work programme, have a one-off ‘Growth Plan Update’ report that summarises activity against the parts of the Growth Plan that fit within the EDS Policy Committee remit. Page 68 This option was rejected because it was considered more effective to integrate EDS Policy Committee’s role in Growth Plan delivery into its work across the year. This would allow more detailed understanding and scrutiny of projects and issues.