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How the new local democracy reporter contracts will be divided

BBC newsThe BBC has revealed how its new local democracy reporter contracts will be divided after launching the retendering process for the scheme.

As reported by HTFP, 15 new jobs are set to be created under the taxpayer-funded scheme, with 165 journalists employed in total after the new contracts are awarded.

A total of 118 contracts are to be tendered, compared to the 58 currently awarded, with a maximum of three reporters being employed under each contract.

It is hoped the move will encourage more smaller publishers to bid during the process.

The number of reporters allocated to be many regions will increased as a result of the move.

In the East Midlands, the number of local democracy reporters will more than double from five to 11.

The number of contracts up for grabs will also increase significantly in many areas.

In the North West, for example, 14 contracts will be on offer compared to the current five, while in Wales the increase is from four to 11.

The full breakdown by region is available here, while a more detailed analysis of which authorities each reporter and contract will cover can be found below:

BBC Nation/Region Current Contracts Future Contracts Current Reporters Future Reporters
East 4 9 10 13
East Midlands 2 4 5 11
North East 3 5 8 9
North West 5 14 19 19
South 5 9 13 13
South East 2 3 5 7
South West 1 2 3 4
West 2 5 7 7
West Midlands 5 7 14 15
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 5 9 16 17
London 12 12 13 13
Northern Ireland 10 11 5 5.5
Scotland 8 17 20 20.5
Wales 4 11 11 11

 

East

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Metro Mayor, Peterborough City Council
1 Cambridgeshire County Council
1
Buckinghamshire Council, Milton Keynes Council
2
Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Borough Council
2
Hertfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire second-tier authorities
2
Essex County Council, Essex second-tier authorities
1
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Thurrock Council
2
Norfolk County Council, Norfolk second-tier authorities
1 Suffolk County Council

 

East Midlands

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
3
Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council, Derbyshire second-tier authorities
3
Leicestershire City Council, Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire second-tier authorities
2
North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire, Rutland County Council
3
Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire second-tier authorities

 

North East

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
2
South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council, Hartlepool Borough Council
2
Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, Gateshead Council
1 Northumberland County Council
1
Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council
3
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Council, Tees Valley Metro Mayor

 

North West

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1 Blackburn with Darwen Council
3
Lancashire County Council, Blackpool Council, Lancashire second-tier authorities
2
Cumbria County Council, Cumbria second-tier authorities
1 Cheshire East Council
1
Warrington Borough Council, St Helens Council
2
Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, Liverpool City Council, Wirral Council
1
Halton Borough Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council
1
Knowsley Council, Sefton Council
1 Isle of Man Government
2
Greater Manchester Metro Mayor, Manchester City Council, Salford City Council
1 Bolton Council, Bury Council
1 Trafford Council, Wigan Council
1
Oldham Council, Rochdale Met Borough Council
1
Tameside Met Borough Council, Stockport Met Borough Council

 

South

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Dorset Council
2
Bracknell Forest Council, Reading Borough Council, Wokingham Borough Council
1 West Berkshire Council
1 Oxfordshire County Council
1
Slough Borough Council, The Royal Borough of Windsor
2
Surrey County Council, Surrey second-tier authorities
3
Southampton City Council, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire second-tier authorities
1 Portsmouth City Council
1 Isle of Wight Council

 

South East

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1 Brighton and Hove City Council
3
East Sussex County Council, West Sussex County Council, East Sussex & West Sussex second-tier authorities
3
Kent County Council, Medway Council, Kent second-tier authorities

 

South West

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1
Cornwall Council, Council of the Isles of Scilly
3
Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council, Devon second-tier authorities

 

West

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
2
West of England Metro Mayor, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council
1
Bath & North East Somerset Council, North Somerset Council
1 Gloucestershire County Council
1 Somerset County Council
2
Swindon Borough Council, Wiltshire Council

 

West Midlands

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
3
West Midlands Metro Mayor, Birmingham City Council, Solihull Met Borough Council
2
Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council
3
City of Wolverhampton Council,Dudley Met Borough Council, Sandwell Met Borough Council, Walsall Council
1 Herefordshire County Council
1 Worcestershire County Council
3
Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire second-tier authorities
2
Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council

 

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
3
Leeds City Council, Calderdale Council, City of Bradford Met District Council
2
Kirklees Council, Wakefield Council
3
Barnsley Met Borough Council, Sheffield City Council, Mayor of Sheffield City Region, Rotherham Met Borough Council
1
Elected Mayor of Doncaster, Doncaster Met Borough Council
1
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council
2
North Yorkshire County Council, North Yorkshire second-tier authorities of Selby, Harrogate and Craven
2
City of York Council, North Yorkshire second-tier authorities of Hambleton, Ryedale, Scarborough and Richmondshire
2
Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire second-tier authorities
1
North East Lincolnshire Council, North Lincolnshire Council

 

London

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1
Ealing Council, Hounslow Council, Hillingdon Council
1 Harrow Council, Brent Council
1
Barnet Council, Enfield Council, Haringey Council
1
Camden Council, Islington Council, Hackney Council
2
Kensington & Chelsea Council, Westminster Council, City of London, Hammersmith & Fulham Council
1
Waltham Forest Council, Redbridge Council, Havering Council
1
Tower Hamlets Council, Newham Council, Barking & Dagenham Council
1
Croydon Council, Sutton Council, Merton Council
1
Wandsworth Council, Richmond upon Thames Council, Kingston upon Thames Council
1
Lambeth Council, Southwark Council, Lewisham Council
1
Greenwich Council, Bexley Council, Bromley Council
1 Greater London Authority

 

Northern Ireland

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
0.5
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
0.5
Ards and North Down Borough Council
0.5
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
0.5 Belfast City Council
0.5
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
0.5
Derry City and Strabane District Council
0.5
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
0.5
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
0.5
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
0.5 Mid Ulster District Council
0.5
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

 

Scotland

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1
Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council
0.5 Moray Council
0.5 Highland Council
0.5 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
0.5 Orkney Islands Council
0.5 Shetland Islands Council
1 Argyll and Bute Council
1
Angus Council, Dundee City Council
1
Clackmannanshire Council, Fife Council
1
Stirling Council, Perth and Kinross Council
1
Renfrewshire Council, Inverclyde Council
1
North Lanarkshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council
3
East Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow City Council, West Dunbartonshire Council
3
The City of Edinburgh Council, Midlothian Council, East Lothian Council
1
Falkirk Council, West Lothian Council
2 South Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council, North Ayrshire Council
2 Dumfries & Galloway Council, Scottish Borders Council, South Lanarkshire Council

 

Wales

Number of LDRs in contract Authorities covered by contract
1
Gwynedd Council, Isle of Anglesey County Council
1
Denbighshire County Council, Conwy County Borough Council
1
Wrexham County Borough Council, Flintshire County Council
1
Swansea City Council, Carmarthenshire County Council
1
Pembrokeshire County Council, Ceredigion County Council
1
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council
1
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council
1
Cardiff Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council
1
Caerphilly County Borough Council, Newport City Council
1
Blenau Gwent County Borough Council, Powys County Council
1
Torfaen County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council