The document discusses developing a local economic assessment to tell the economic story of a place. It outlines challenges like ensuring consistency across different players while reflecting local diversity. The assessment process involves collecting initial evidence, identifying gaps, drafting and testing the assessment. Key components of the assessment are outlined like dynamism and trends, people, business/enterprise, housing/planning, and analyzing what the data means. A variety of data sources are listed.

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4. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Local Area Agreement Local Development Framework 2010 Sustainable Community Strategy IRS Regional Economic Strategy Regional Spatial Strategy Refresh Refresh Economic Assessment

5. Developing an Economic Assessment

7. Perceptions Intelligence Data Different types of Evidence

8. Assessment Process Scope & Purpose Initial evidence collation Commission additional evidence Gap Analysis Draft Assessment Test & Refine Final Assessment Review & Revision Disseminate Internal and External Consultation

16. Data GVA per head, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) - (ONS ), 5 Drivers: Investment in Physical Capital / Workforce Skills / Innovation / Competition / Enterprise Productivity Rural_urban definitions: Commission for Rural Communities Spatial definitions Agricultural Census (Defra), Domestic Energy consumption (ONS), Land use database (CLG), Land use change statistics (CLG LUCS), CO2 consumption (Defra), Shoreline Management Plans (Environment Agency), Strategic Flood Risk Assessments (Local Authorities), Household waste collected per head (Defra), Waste recycling rates (Defra), Biodiversity/Habitat Inventory (MAGIC), SSSIs/AONB (NE), Joint Character Areas & LA Landscape Character Assessments (CQC) Environment VOA register, Census, Road Accidents, Household spaces and accommodation type, Vacant dwellings, Tenure (ONS), Annual Business Inquiry (employment changes), House price to income ratios (DCLG), Housing Market Area Assessments, Land Use data (local authorities), LA & RSL Housing stock (local authorities), No. of additional/affordable homes delivered (local authorities), Core national accessibility indicators (Dept. for Transport) Housing, Planning and Connectivity Valuation Office Agency (VOA) register, Companies House database, Homeworkers Census, Self-employment (nomis), VAT based businesses by age, employment group and industry group, Floor space & rateable value (ONS, nomis, Commuterview), Proprietorial databases Enterprise Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings workplace income data, Job density data, Unemployment rate 16+ (nomis), Local units by employment size band, (ONS) Employment Notifiable offences recorded, Benefits data, Index of Multiple Deprivation, Life expectancy, Infant mortality, All age/all cause mortality rate (NCHOD), Worklessness, Ethnicity (ONS), Active people Sport Survey (Sport England) Inclusion Census and Labour Force Survey, Key figures for education, skills and training (ONS), NEET (DCSF and Connexions CCIS) Skills Age, Ethnic group, Residential population and Sex distribution (ONS), Disability (ONS, nomis), Age structure change over decade, No. Of Households (ONS, NESS) Demography TTWA data (ONS), Commuting data – 2001 census, Strategic Housing Market Area Assessments (Local Authorities), Forecasting models in Regional Spatial Strategy and Regional Economic Strategy documents. Proprietorial databases Linkages and Flows

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