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Levelling Up Analysis
| Levelling Up Rural Areas The Government launched the Levelling Up White Paper in February this year, setting out it’s vision to give everyone the opportunity to flourish, and ending geographical inequality which is such a striking feature of the UK. |
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Rural Lens Review
The Rural Services Network has explored the Levelling Up White Paper and produced an overall Rural Lens Review along with specific analysis of the individual chapters.
The Rural Lens reviews explore the policy implications for rural areas, and set out where rural needs and challenges should have been considered.
We have also produced a Rural Lens Review of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
These are available below:
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Rural Research into Levelling Up
The Rural Services Network has been campaigning to ensure that rural areas are not left behind in levelling up and commissioned research into rural areas.
The research commissioned by the RSN shows that were England’s rural communities a distinct region, their need for Levelling Up would be greater than that of any other part of the country.
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Missions and Metrics – Local Authority Analysis
The Government has set out 12 missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and plans of the private sector and civil society.
The Rural Services Network has explored the missions and metrics and as part of their membership offer, has created an analysis for each local authority in SPARSE membership of RSN. This shows their position compared to other rural local authorities and the England Average. This enables the council to see their performance for each of the measures that the Government says it will be focusing on.
The analysis has been produced to date for Missions 1, 2 & 10 and you can access your local authority figures below:
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Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and...
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill was published and given its first reading on 12 May 2022. The Bill, “as well as delivering against some of the ambitions set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, it also...
Research launched by the Rural Services Network last week, shows how the ‘Levelling Up White paper fails to capture rural disadvantage meaning the Government should introduce new metrics’ according to an article in the Local Government Chronicle The research,...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
Economic growth is widely acknowledged as essential for national wealth and prosperity and is a priority for political parties. Rural economies, employing millions and home to a higher proportion of small businesses, have potential for growth if barriers are removed.
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and difficulties recruiting health and care workers.
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, a lack of affordable housing, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
Transport is vital for the quality of life and economic health of rural areas, yet it faces challenges such as infrequent public bus services and less Government funding compared to urban regions.
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
A future-focused vision for rural communities involves not just building the right homes in the right places but also ensuring thriving, sustainable communities.
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