About the Sheffield City Region Forum
The Sheffield City Region Forum oversees work in the city region to increase the pace of economic growth. it does this by identifying what needs to be done to support such growth and directing and monitoring the work of the Joint Issue Boards.
The Forum is made up of the Leaders and elected Mayor of the Sheffield City Region local authorities and districts. These are:
The Sheffield City Region Forum has an independent Chair, Martin Havenhand.
To take forward work, as directed by the Forum, the Chief Executives of the local authorities/districts also attend the Forum meetings. And to start the process of coordinating work across the regional boundary, representatives of key agencies (Regional Development Agencies, Government Offices and Regional Assemblies) from both Yorkshire and Humber and the East Midlands regions are invited to attend the Forum.
The Forum normally meets six times a year. To find out when the Forum will next meet, please view our News & Events Page.
The Forum aims to:
- Agree economic drivers to help increase the pace of economic growth.
- Identify the economic infrastructure needed to support high levels of economic growth, for example by having a long term strategic transport proposals.
- Identify freedoms and flexibilities across all public sector funding streams to remove barriers to intervention.
- Develop new delivery arrangements which increase efficiency and channel resources to front line services and key client groups.
The Ambition
The partners in the Sheffield City Region want to see a region that is a pivotal international business location, closely connected to the major economic hubs of Leeds, Manchester and the South, recognised as one of the most successful city regions in Europe, sustained through the strengths of its distinctive urban and rural economies.
The developing programme of actions will:
- Capitalise on the City Region’s pivotal position in relation to the economic hubs of Leeds and Manchester, and the south through East Midlands to London, and Hull and the Humber Ports.
- Accelerate sustainable economic growth through a number of key economic drivers.
- Re-establish the main cities and towns as retail, commercial and business centres.
- Address underlying weaknesses in enterprise, skills, participation, connectivity and the provision of housing for growth.
The key economic drivers identified will have an impact over the next 10-15 years. They include capitalising on new assets such as the Robin Hood Airport Doncaster and Sheffield (RHADS), linking some of the existing assets such as the Universities and innovation centres to business networks, making greater use of the existing transport network, and planned investment to develop high quality sites for new investment.
These drivers are relevant across the geography and to a number of sectors. Crucially, they will make a major contribution to moving the City Region to a knowledge based economy.
Downloads
Sheffield City Region Forum Terms of Reference Sept 2007 (302 KB)
