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# Lichfield District Council to exit local enterprise partnership after changes are confirmed
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-district-council-to-exit-local-enterprise-partnership-after-changes-are-confirmed/
- Published: 2023-04-15T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-15T15:01:33.000Z
- Description: Lichfield District Council is set to exit a group seeking to drive economic growth across the Midlands after changes were drawn up as part of Levelling Up proposals.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:01, News

Lichfield District Council is set to exit a group seeking to drive economic growth across the Midlands after changes were drawn up as part of Levelling Up proposals.

The local authority is currently a member of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP).

But a desire to integrate patnerships into mayoral authorities means that councils which sit outside of the West Midlands Combined Authority will no longer be able to remain part of the GBSLEP.

A meeting of Lichfield District Council next week will formally agree to start the process of withdrawing from the group.

A report by the local authority’s governance manager, Mark Hooper, said:

“Lichfield District Council has been a member of GBSLEP since 2011.

> “The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership was established as a partnership of business, public sector, further and higher education to drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth across the region.  
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> “The Government’s Levelling Up White Paper set out the requirement for local enterprise partnerships to integrate into mayoral combined authorities where they exist and remove geographical overlaps.  
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> “Local Authorities, like Lichfield District, that are located outside of the West Midlands Combined Authority need to exit GBSLEP.  
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> “It is therefore proposed that the district council approve revisions to the GBSLEP articles of association to facilitate a new board structure and stand down from membership of the GBSLEP when the new model, comprising Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, is adopted.”  
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> Mark Hooper, Lichfield District Council

The report will be discussed at a meeting of the full council on 18th April.

Lichfield District Council [opted not to join the West Midlands Combined Authority](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lack-of-veto-on-decisions-led-to-combined-authority-rejection-says-lichfield-district-council-leader/) in 2015.

Then leader Cllr Mike Wilcox said the lack of a power of veto on votes impacting on the district were behind the decision not to sign up to the new regional body.