Local Economic Assessments (LEAs) are intended to bring together economic intelligence to inform a range of local and regional strategies.
The LEA is an opportunity to focus the collection of evidence to understand the impact of new national policies and provide the thinking space to develop the local economic ‘story of place’.
To help Local Authorities prepare their LEAs, we've created this resource guide. It signposts to data sources, analysis and guidance produced by a range of organisations, as well as our own research.
The resources are grouped into six areas, based on the themes set out in the LEA guidance published in March 2010. While this guidance is no longer statutory, it's still a useful framework to draw on.
Within each theme, you can search for:
- Data sources: datasets and primary research
- Analysis: interpretation of data and other evidence in the West Midlands and local authorities
- Guidance documents: examples and methodologies for you to follow if you wish
- Other resources: examples of research from outside the West Midlands, and useful links to other websites and research networks
We hope you find this resource guide useful. You can be notified when new resources are added via this RSS feed or email alert.
If you have resources you think others would find useful, please submit them to our Resource Catalogue or contact stephen.howarth@wmro.org.