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To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Property & Assets, Economic Growth & Levelling Up.
Decision:
(a) That Cabinet supports Dorset Council applying to VisitEngland for the establishment of a Dorset Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP)
(b) That Cabinet endorse Dorset Council assuming the role of Accountable Body for the proposed LVEP.
(c) That authority be delegated to the Executive Lead for Place, in consultation with the appropriate Cabinet member and Section 151 Officer, to agree:
· The terms of any LVEP agreement between Dorset Council and VisitEngland
· The terms of any partnership agreement between Dorset LVEP members and
· Dorset LVEP governance arrangements.
Reason for the decision
Following the government commissioned Du Bois review of Destination Management Organisations, direct government support through VisitEngland would be channelled exclusively through LVEPs. If Dorset wished to benefit from this support, it needed to be part of an LVEP.
Guidance from VisitEngland suggested an LVEP covering the Dorset Council and BCP Council areas was a suitable functional area of sufficient size for an LVEP. The Dorset Council area alone was not of sufficient scale.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Property & Assets and Economic Growth presented a report on a recent designation of ‘Local Visitor Economy Partnership’(LVEP) created by VisitEngland, to support and grow the visitor economy through robust destination management, strong stakeholder relationships and clear planning.
Members were asked to support the establishment of a Dorset LVEP, which would put Dorset on an even footing with 33 other English areas with recently established LVEPs.
It was proposed by Cllr S Bartlett and seconded by Cllr G Taylor
Decision
(a) That Cabinet supports Dorset Council applying to VisitEngland for the establishment of a Dorset Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP)
(b) That Cabinet endorse Dorset Council assuming the role of Accountable Body for the proposed LVEP.
(c) That authority be delegated to the Executive Lead for Place, in consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Member and Section 151 Officer, to agree:
· The terms of any LVEP agreement between Dorset Council and VisitEngland
· The terms of any partnership agreement between Dorset LVEP members and
· Dorset LVEP governance arrangements.
Reason for the decision
Following the government commissioned Du Bois review of Destination Management Organisations, direct government support through VisitEngland would be channelled exclusively through LVEPs. If Dorset wished to benefit from this support, it needed to be part of an LVEP.
Guidance from VisitEngland suggested an LVEP covering the Dorset Council and BCP Council areas was a suitable functional area of sufficient size for an LVEP. The Dorset Council area alone was not of sufficient scale.