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Decision details

Marches Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Fund and Joint Committee and Accountable Body

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Cabinet considered a report by the Head of Economic Growth and Prosperity on the governance, human resources and organisational changes required by the Marches LEP to ensure that it was fit for purpose.  It also covered the funding awarded by Central Government to the Marches LEP under the Local Growth Fund as a result of the bid submitted in March 2014.  Finally the report also covered the recently announced Marches Growth Deal and Government commitment to Local Growth Funding for projects in the Marches.

Decision:

(a)  That approval be given to the establishment of a Marches LEP Joint Committee called The Marches Enterprise Joint Executive Committee and the list of executive functions (as set out in paragraph 13 of the proposed Constitution at Appendix 1) that the Committee can exercise on behalf of Shropshire Council for LEP decision.

(b)  That the proposed constitution for the Marches Enterprise Joint Executive Committee as attached as Appendix 1 be approved and that Shropshire’s voting Member be the Leader of the Council, or the Portfolio Holder for Business Growth and Commissioning (North) or a substitute from the Cabinet.

(c)  That Shropshire Council be the employing body for the new LEP team following earlier approval at 15 January 2014 Cabinet of Shropshire Council as Accountable Body for the LEP.

(d)  That the Head of Economic Growth and Prosperity be the Council’s representative on the Marches LEP Enterprise Zone Company Members Board.

Publication date: 31/07/2014

Date of decision: 30/07/2014

Decided at meeting: 30/07/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 08/08/2014

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