Publications
At OxLEP, we champion Oxfordshire’s economic potential, acting as a catalyst and convenor to drive growth.
To help you further understand our role, we have created a number of publications across key areas of our work. Please download any of our publications to support your understanding of OxLEP.
All publications are downloadable in PDF format.
Pictured: OxLEP chief executive Nigel Tipple at the launch of the Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy, September 2019.
For more information, please contact: Rob Panting Communications Manager
Governance details
Please visit the below links to see further details relating to our governance processes and procedures, as well as our role with the Future Oxfordshire Partnership.
Please take a look at our range of publications, helping you to understand the role and impact we make as the Local Enterprise Partnership for Oxfordshire.
Strategic Economic Plan:
Independent Economic Review (IER) and Strategic Economic Plan 2023 Evidence Base
In January 2023, OxLEP commissioned SQW – working with Oxford Brookes Business School and glass.ai – to prepare a refreshed Strategic Economic Plan for Oxfordshire.
To support its development an Independent Economic Review (IER) for Oxfordshire was also launched. Most economic strategies are founded on baseline evidence, but OxLEP and the consultancy team considered that a richer and broader approach was also needed which involved extensive consultation and engagement, as well as a fresh look at data.
Early on, a scoping exercise identified four critical issues for the county, each of which potentially has transformational and long-term implications:
- How do we enable progression within Oxfordshire and achieve more inclusive economic growth?
- How do we advance net zero and sustainability in shaping future economic growth?
- How do we secure the future of the ‘foundational economy’ within Oxfordshire?
- Recognising Oxfordshire’s world class strengths, how do we accelerate innovation and diffusion – both within Oxfordshire and across the UK?
These questions were configured into ‘deep dives’ – a focus for gathering data and insights – and they have played a key role in shaping the process of the IER.
The IER and Evidence Base has subsequently involved:
- A call for evidence – which generated submissions from stakeholders across Oxfordshire and was structured to map onto the deep dives.
- Six workshops, which were held in Spring 2023. These were well-attended and the early workshops focused specifically on key areas of evidence in relation to each of the deep dives.
- Bilateral discussions, focusing especially on the four deep dives.
- A broader review of key evidence and literature, in part structured by the deep dives, but also in relation to more general trends and drivers.
This process has led to various outputs (below), all of which have informed the 2023 Strategic Economic Plan.
DOWNLOAD: The Strategic Economic Plan Action Plan – June 2024
DOWNLOAD: The Strategic Economic Plan – December 2023
0 Overview of the Independent Economic Review and the evidence base underpinning the SEP 1 Call for evidence report
2 Socio-economic baseline 3 Economic projections 4 Deep Dive Report: Progression & Inclusive Growth
5 Deep Dive Report: Net Zero and Sustainability 6 Deep Dive Report: Oxfordshire's Foundational Economy
7 Deep Dive Report: Innovation and Diffusion 8 glass.ai: Method Note and Supporting Information
9 Exploring Scenarios: Workshop Report
10 Strategy and Action Plan: Workshop Report 11 List of organisations consulted during development of evidence base
Business plans:
Archived plans:
Download our business plan, 2019 to 2021 Download our business plan, 2019 to 2021: ANNEXE 1
Download our business plan, 2016 to 2019 Download our business plan, 2016 to 2019: ANNEXE 1
Audited annual accounts:
Current audited accounts:
Download our audited accounts: 2021/2022
Archived audited accounts:
Download our audited accounts: 2020/2021
Download our audited accounts: 2019/2020
Download our audited accounts: 2018/2019 Download our audited accounts: 2017/2018
Download our audited accounts: 2016/2017 Download our audited accounts: 2015/2016
Annual reports and impact reports:
Current annual report:
Review our 2022/2023 activity Read our latest impact report
Archived annual reports and impact reports:
Review our 2020/2021 activity Review our 2020/2021 impact report
Review our 2019/2020 activity Download our annual report: 2018/2019
Download our annual report: 2017/2018 Download our annual report: 2016/2017
Download our annual report: 2015/2016 Download our progress report: 2011 to 2015
Corporate plan:
View our Corporate Plan for 2022 to 2024
Delivery plan:
View our Delivery Plan for 2022/23
Economic Recovery Plan:
Download: Oxfordshire's Economic Recovery Plan (action plan)
Download: Oxfordshire’s Economic Recovery Plan (economic baseline assessment)
Download: Economic Baseline Addendum – Updated Forecasts April 2021
Governance:
Download our current governance structure (January 2021)
Internationalisation:
Download our Internationalisation Delivery Plan to 2025
Local Industrial Strategy and Energy Strategy:
Download the Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy Download: 'Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy - A brief overview'
Download: The Oxfordshire Investment Plan Download: 'Oxfordshire Energy Strategy - A brief overview'
Download: 'Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire' Download: 'Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire' summary
Local Skills Report and Plan:
Download the OxLEP Local Skills Report and Plan March 2022
Download the OxLEP 2022 Local Skills Report and Plan Annex A and B
Download the OxLEP 2022 Local Skills Report and Plan Executive Summary
We commissioned a data review and report on the skills, employment and enterprise of Oxfordshire’s ethnic minority communities in order to inform the Local Skills Report and Plan. You can download the full report, a summary of key findings and bitesize version below.
Download a summary of key findings from the report
Download a bite-size version of the report
The 2021 Local Skills Report and Plan and Annexes are also available to download below:
Download our 2021 Local Skills Report and Plan
Download our 2021 Local Skills Report and Plan Annex A and B
Sectors:
Visit our 'Sectors' section for the latest publications
Other strategies:
Download our Strategic Economic Plan 2016 (SEP) Download our Creative, Cultural, Heritage and Tourism Strategy
Download our Environmental Strategy Download our Innovation Strategy
Download our Skills Strategy Download the Oxfordshire Science Innovation Audit: Full report
Download the Oxfordshire Science Innovations Audit: Summary
Download the Oxfordshire European Structural Investment Fund Strategy
Download the Culture and Visitor Economy Sub-group 'Arts and Culture Strategic Framework'
Visitor economy:
Aligned with the desire to develop a vision and action plan for the visitor economy in Oxfordshire, the following publication has been developed, supported by a baseline report:
DOWNLOAD: Oxfordshire Visitor Economy Vision and Destination Management Plan 2023-2028
DOWNLOAD: Oxfordshire Visitor Economy Vision and Destination Management Plan: Baseline Report
Other publications:
DOWNLOAD: 'Growing business visits and events in Oxfordshire' 2019
DOWNLOAD: 'Business Visitor Economy Study' 2019