Gloucestershire businesses have continually advocated an LEP structure for the county which is based on a Gloucestershire model with strategic links to other relevant areas. This submission sets out an aspiration for LEP status that delivers to this business agenda.
The priorities within this submission were devised by the private sector-led Economic Strategy Advisory Panel of GFirst which includes membership from a cross-section of Gloucestershire businesses. Additionally, the draft submission document was subject to an extensive consultation process with private sector partners that culminated in a workshop for business that finalised the priority aims and objectives for the LEP.