Annual Review 2024/25 test
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority plays a central role in the economic development of our region.
We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to shape this city region’s economy so that it creates wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents. In doing so, our city region will contribute to sustainable economic growth and greater prosperity for the North of England and the whole of the UK.
When I was first elected, I said I wanted to build a region that offered the same chances to kids growing up here today as I had to go searching for elsewhere. That’s still what drives me – and this past year, we’ve taken some massive steps forward.
We’ve continued work on a new station in the Baltic Triangle, launched our biggest ever retrofit programme to make thousands of homes warmer and more affordable, and expanded our award-winning Cradle to Career programme to support even more kids across the region.
We’ve rolled out free travel for care leavers – because no young person should miss out on opportunities just because they can’t afford the bus.
We’ve piloted AI in local classrooms, helping teachers tailor learning and giving pupils more personalised support – part of our ambition to lead in tech that improves lives, not just bottom lines. And we’ve shown the world what we’re about, too – from leading trade missions to the US and China, to bringing global firms like Kyndryl into the region.
We’re putting ourselves on the map as a place that’s serious about creating jobs, attracting investment, and building an economy that works for our people.
None of this happens by accident. It’s the result of hard work, strong partnerships with our six local councils, businesses and institutions, and a much-improved relationship with government – one that recognises the value of decisions being made closer to the people they affect.
This review is a look back at what we’ve achieved – but for me, it’s also a reminder of how far we can go. The Liverpool City Region’s got the people, the ideas and the ambition. My job is to keep opening the doors to help us realise it.
Steve Rotheram
