EU-VCS-LEPView from North West England

Birmingham4th February 2013

Andy Churchill

EU-VCS-LEPView from North West England

Birmingham4th February 2013

Andy Churchill

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7 year Budget MFF - next meetings 7,8 Feb Code of Practice on Partnership

Consultation in Spring National v Local Working with the LEPs

7 year Budget MFF - next meetings 7,8 Feb Code of Practice on Partnership

Consultation in Spring National v Local Working with the LEPs

Europe 2020Europe 2020

SmartSustainable Inclusive

SmartSustainable Inclusive

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EconomicSocialand TerritorialCohesion

EconomicSocialand TerritorialCohesion

EconomicSocialand TerritorialCohesion

EconomicSocialand TerritorialCohesion

North West EnglandNorth West England

Manchester Liverpool Lancashire Cumbria Cheshire

Manchester Liverpool Lancashire Cumbria Cheshire

North West EnglandNorth West England

Manchester City Region Liverpool City Region Lancashire Cumbria Cheshire

Manchester City Region Liverpool City Region Lancashire Cumbria Cheshire

North West EnglandNorth West England

Manchester City Region Liverpool City Region (Transition Area?) Lancashire (Transition Area?) Cumbria (Transition Area?) Cheshire

Manchester City Region Liverpool City Region (Transition Area?) Lancashire (Transition Area?) Cumbria (Transition Area?) Cheshire

North West EnglandNorth West England

Manchester City Region Liverpool City Region (Transition Area?) (Obj 1, phasing in) Lancashire (Transition Area?) Cumbria (Transition Area?) Cheshire

Manchester City Region Liverpool City Region (Transition Area?) (Obj 1, phasing in) Lancashire (Transition Area?) Cumbria (Transition Area?) Cheshire

2007-13 Programme2007-13 Programme Partnership working VCS represented on LMC, sub-committees and ad-hoc ctees Current ERDF programme - risk averse ERDF - very slow appraisal process JEREMIE - slow start, funds reduced, management changes JESSICA - slow start, just beginning to spend (2013) ERDF-ESF generally not working together ESF Community Grants - 4% Liverpool and direct bid ESF Liverpool complementary strand (not co-financed) Strong ESF links - we convene VCS-CFO meetings

Partnership working VCS represented on LMC, sub-committees and ad-hoc ctees Current ERDF programme - risk averse ERDF - very slow appraisal process JEREMIE - slow start, funds reduced, management changes JESSICA - slow start, just beginning to spend (2013) ERDF-ESF generally not working together ESF Community Grants - 4% Liverpool and direct bid ESF Liverpool complementary strand (not co-financed) Strong ESF links - we convene VCS-CFO meetings

NW LEPsNW LEPs

For NW England, good boundaries (NUTS II and counties) Almost no VCS representation Liverpool largest - 40 staff (was Tourism Group) Beginning to work Strong support from Local Authorities Will need strong support from VCS to carry out EU funded

work Each one is unique …

For NW England, good boundaries (NUTS II and counties) Almost no VCS representation Liverpool largest - 40 staff (was Tourism Group) Beginning to work Strong support from Local Authorities Will need strong support from VCS to carry out EU funded

work Each one is unique …

Recent ActivityRecent Activity

Open Days - Partnership and CLLD JEREMIE - North West Fund Outputs and Results Others

Croatia - Fourth Priority Poland - Social Enterprise Wales - ILMs and SIBs

City Deals - Liverpool and Manchester Liverpool LEP

Open Days - Partnership and CLLD JEREMIE - North West Fund Outputs and Results Others

Croatia - Fourth Priority Poland - Social Enterprise Wales - ILMs and SIBs

City Deals - Liverpool and Manchester Liverpool LEP

Next StepsNext Steps

Code of Conduct BIS Consultation Supporting LEPs Drafting local proposals Good practice Detailed work on delivery mechanisms

Code of Conduct BIS Consultation Supporting LEPs Drafting local proposals Good practice Detailed work on delivery mechanisms

Code of Conduct on PartnershipCode of Conduct on Partnership Fiche 1 (18 January 13) Partners

Authorities (includes largest cities) Economic & Social Partners (includes Social Economy) Civil Society, NGOs, Environment, Equality, non-

discriminate Involved, consulted and fully informed Membership of committees (includes gender) Best practice - Calls Capacity building

Includes Tech Assist for VCS, and capacity building Good practice Evaluation

Fiche 1 (18 January 13) Partners

Authorities (includes largest cities) Economic & Social Partners (includes Social Economy) Civil Society, NGOs, Environment, Equality, non-

discriminate Involved, consulted and fully informed Membership of committees (includes gender) Best practice - Calls Capacity building

Includes Tech Assist for VCS, and capacity building Good practice Evaluation

Key AreasKey Areas Simplification Inclusion - gender and race, excluded groups, health Regeneration SMEs Social Innovation Social Business Initiative

SGEI and Procurement, Social Economy, Scaling Up Financial Instruments Smart Specialisation City Regions (ITI) Community-led Local Development

Simplification Inclusion - gender and race, excluded groups, health Regeneration SMEs Social Innovation Social Business Initiative

SGEI and Procurement, Social Economy, Scaling Up Financial Instruments Smart Specialisation City Regions (ITI) Community-led Local Development

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Tel: 0151 237 3972 Fax: 3973

NFE is part funded by the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, Office for Civil

Society and Transforming Local Infrastructure.We work in partnership with NCVO and Euclid Network

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