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Building and Sustaining CLLD for Local Development: Lessons from Merseyside

Explore the journey of community-led local development in the city region of Merseyside, highlighting the impact on revitalizing communities through innovative partnerships and funding strategies. Learn how CLLD transformed the region and the valuable lessons for sustainable development.

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Building and Sustaining CLLD for Local Development: Lessons from Merseyside

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  1. Community-led Local Development as a European Movement Building and Sustaining CLLD in a City Region Andy Churchill, Network for Europe OPEN DAYS - 9 October 2012 - 09A10

  2. North West England • Merseyside • Liverpool City Region

  3. Background • 30 years of decline • 1% or 2% of population left every year • Docks closed, high unemployment • Every new strategy – but decline continued • but strong communities and strong NGOs

  4. Structural Funds • 1994-1999 Programme, then 2000-06 • Early involvement of NGOs and local community • Initial proposals by Central Government rejected (more of the same) • Development of CLLD, following LEDA membership • “Pathways” – worst off third of Merseyside • 38 different communities 500 people to 30,000 • ESF and ERDF together

  5. Success • Early funding for capacity building and support • Building trust in each other • Local committees • Local residents, local firms, local and central government, training colleges, NGOs, others • Transparent scoring to appraise bids • half of total scored by local Partnership • Merseyside as a whole is revitalised • Population not reducing any more • New belief that we can do it, together

  6. Mainstreaming • Local Strategic Partnerships – across England • Local and National Government working with local residents and firms • In Merseyside, City Employment Strategy created 6,500 short term jobs (Future Job Fund) • Social Landlords, working together helped many to move to permanent jobs

  7. 2007-13 • Risk averse • Process driven • ESF programme centralised, Prime Contractors • But some direct ESF funding to Liverpool • Social Capital became Community Grants • ERDF – long delays, reluctance to work in partnership • But Social Enterprises are a success story

  8. Preparing for 2014-20 • Partnership working – Liverpool City Region • Youth Unemployment Forum • A Mayor for Liverpool – new powers • City Deals – funding devolved from Central to Local Government • New match funding for NGOs

  9. Lessons • CLLD works – more effective, and longer lasting • Local understanding and intelligence • Start early • Provide funding (and time) for capacity building • Build trust, develop partnership working • Learn and share with other areas

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