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Leeds City Region

Leeds City Region comprises the 10 local
authority districts of Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven,
Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield, and
York, which reflects the true area of how the economy of Leeds and
the other cities, towns and rural areas in the city region
functions; for example, 95% of people who live in the city region
also work in the city region.
A City Region Partnership comprising the councils of each of the 10
districts, plus North Yorkshire County Council (who has strategic
responsibilities in three of the districts), was set up in 2004,
and since then have been working together to look at how policy and
delivery at this broad area level can be changed to improve
economic growth and competitiveness.
The City Region Development Programme (CRDP) has now been
prepared and agreed by the 11 councils and is essentially the
economic plan for the city region, focussed on areas where we can
add value and deliver our Vision for the city region which is to
'Develop an internationally recognised city region; to raise our
economic performance; to spread prosperity across the whole of our
city region, and to promote a better quality of life for all of
those who live and work here.'
This second iteration of the CRDP, formally launched on 3rd
November 2006, builds on a 2005 document but provides a
more robust and evidence-based programme for prioritising policy
and programmes that will accelerate economic growth in the Leeds
City Region.
Read the City
Region Development Programme document on the Leeds City
Region website.