Local London Annual Report 2023-24
17th September 2024
Report
Resource description
2023-2024 was a hugely positive year for Local London.
Our 2023-24 Annual Report marks the progress we have made against our Three Year Plan: Towards 2026.
Some of our key highlights from 2023-24
- Publication of the first employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) to help close skills gaps in priority sectors in our sub-region.
- Roll out of new Work and Health Programme Pioneer to support more people far from the job market into good work.
- Supporting over 17,000 residents through the DWP Work and Health Programme and moving 74% of the total number of inactive people who joined the programme either into work or closer to the job market.
- Persuading government to devolve Universal Support to sub-regional partnerships in London, as well as opening up BDUK’s Project Gigabit to urban areas.
- Showcasing pathways into green, digital and creative careers to over 2,000 secondary school students from across our boroughs at our Sustainability Careers Fest and Creative and Digital Careers Exhibition.
- Creating the first digital strategy for our sub-region, outlining the case for investment and providing a blueprint for our member boroughs to attract it.
- Supporting over 2,000 businesses to increase revenue by £19m through our free digital support programme, and due to its success achieving expansion to all of our boroughs and beyond.
- Delivering an integrated approach to employment through our Integration Hub, and exceeding the audience reach targets five-fold.
- Developing a series of narratives which form part of a prospectus for our sub-region to help shift the policy agenda at national and regional levels, namely:
- Our Transport Policy Position.
- Our Digital Strategy.
- Our Local Skills Improvement Plan for the sub-region.
- Our Asks for Funding for Local Growth, and
- Our Vision for our Employment and Skills Board.
=>Also read our Three-year plan: Towards 2026