Governance, funding and transparency

We are committed to the highest standards of openness and public accountability and have taken steps to ensure all of our decision-making and spending is as transparent as possible.

Openness and public accountability

We are committed to the highest standards of openness and public accountability and have taken steps to ensure all of our decision-making and spending is as transparent as possible. You can find more information on the scrutiny arrangements which apply to the LEP here.

On this page, you’ll find more information on our governance, how we're funded, where we spend it and the policies and procedures by which we take decisions

We welcome your feedback on ways we can be even more open and transparent. If you would like to see something that isn’t here or if you have an idea about ways we can be more transparent, please get in touch.

  2. Our board

    The LEP board brings together business and council leaders to oversee and make strategic decisions related to our Strategic Economic Plan

  4. Thematic Committees

    These are decision making committees of the Combined Authority, which bring together elected members of our partner local authorities with private sector experts and leaders from business, to drive progress across our strategic priorities.

  5. Accountable body: West Yorkshire Combined Authority

    The Combined Authority is the accountable body for the LEP and is responsible for carrying out the finance functions of the LEP and has oversight of it’s financial and governance, transparency and accountability arrangements.

  6. Growth deal funded projects

    We work in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined authority to fund and support projects around the region, primarily via the £1 billion LEP Growth Deal – the largest such settlement of any local enterprise partnership area in the country.

  7. Grants for business

    Find out about the grants that are available to businesses through the LEP and see the businesses that we’ve supported through these programmes

  8. European funding

    The Leeds City Region has been notionally allocated £338 million of funding from the European Union to support business growth and create jobs for people in the region over the next seven to ten years.

  9. Funding and spending

    West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s total income in 2019/20 is £398 million - find out where our revenue comes from and how we spend it to support the growth and prosperity of the region.

  10. Transparency and Freedom of Information

    The West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the LEP are committed to open government, transparency and the proactive release of the information it holds under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

  12. What we spend and how we spend it

    This section covers financial information relating to project and actual income and expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts for the Combined Authority and LEP. You can request print copies of any of the publications below.