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May 17, 2023 · While the £560m National Youth Guarantee included in last year’s Levelling Up white paper will be helpful, failing to engage young people in the policy design is a misstep that will likely blunt its impact.
Feb 2, 2022 · The levelling up strategy aims to close the gap between rich and poor areas by 2030 through improving services such as education, broadband and transport. Michael Gove said it would mean people...
May 20, 2022 · The paper argues that young people must not be forgotten in the levelling up agenda - as they are the next generation - and if levelling up is to have a meaningful impact on the lives of young people in deprived communities throughout the UK resources must be targeted at them.
Jun 27, 2022 · The government's levelling up agenda is designed to close economic gaps between different parts of the UK. But only traditionally poorer areas of London such as Hackney and Newham have...
- Levelling Up White Paper
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The Government published its Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paperon 2 February 2022. It’s an extensive document, providing history and analysis of the causes of economic and social disparities across the UK. Plans to address and narrow these differences are introduced, covering numerous areas of government structures and public policy. Some ...
The Government used the white paper to set 12 targets, or “missions” linked to policy objectives. The targets all have a 2030 end date, “setting the medium-term ambition” of the Government. The 12 missions are under four objectives, outlined below. There are also key targets and policies, designed to help meet these objectives. Some of these were a...
The Government will introduce legislation to put into statute some aspects of the levelling up agenda. The white paper gives limited information on what this will include, but is likely to involve legislation to expand and deepen devolution in England and a statutory obligation “to report annually on progress towards meeting the Levelling Up missio...
Labour has been critical of the white paper, with Keir Starmer saying it consisted of “rehashed and recycled” policies. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made similar comments and the Welsh Government criticised the lack of funding to accompany the plans. Many think tanks and commentators have welcomed the overall aims of the Government’s w...
The white paper’s analysis of geographic economic disparities in the UK notes that they are “among the largest across advanced economies”. For example, productivity levels are much higher in London than in the rest of the country. The white paper also highlights the fact that differences within regions are often as big or bigger than those between ...
Feb 2, 2022 · 2 February 2022. Levelling up: What is the government's plan? Plans to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country have been announced by the government. But away from the...
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Feb 2, 2022 · Labour has set out its own five-point plan for levelling up, including better broadband for towns and villages, action to tackle anti-social behaviour in city centres, and more affordable housing.
