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EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL & INVESTMENT FUNDS 2014-2020
COAST TO CAPITAL WORKSHOP
25 July 2013
Sue Baxter & Tim Courtney
Department of Business, Innovation & Skills
THE STORY SO FAR …..
 April 2012
Government consultation
– which way forward?
 April – Sept ‘12
Workshops & sectoral events
 Autumn 2012
New delivery model developed
– a single EU SIF “Growth
Programme” for England
Developed in response to stakeholder demands for
 Place based programmes
 Improved responsiveness to local differences
 Simplified management arrangements & more integrated
programming
 Nov–Dec ‘12
 Feb 2013
 Mar 2013
 Apr 2013
 May 2013
 Jun 2013
Road testing new delivery model – 13 ‘roadshows’
EU Budget Settlement
UK SCF settlements:
England €6.2bn; Scotland €800m;
N. Ireland €460m; Wales €2.15m;
Outline guidance to LEPs from Government
LEP initial feedback to HMG on priorities and requirements
Financial allocations to LEPs
CURRENT ENGLAND STRUCTURAL FUNDS PROGRAMMES
2007-13: PROLIFERATION, DUPLICATION, FRAGMENTATION
PROPOSED ENGLAND EU PROGRAMME 2014-2020:
STREAMLINED & INTEGRATED
SINGLE EU GROWTH
PROGRAMME: > €6.2bn
(ERDF, ESF & part of EAFRD)
Rural
Development
Programme
(EAFRD)
MA Local
Teams
LEPs
Community Led Local
Development,
PROJECT PROPOSALS
Maritime
and
Fisheries
Programme
(EMFF)
NEW vs OLD : RINGING THE CHANGES
 Consistent approach to using EU ESI funds in a combined and
complementary way under a single national programme
(vs current disconnect between complementary EU funds channelled
through 11 separate programmes)
 Allocations geared to functional economic areas but with freedom to
be shared and ‘pooled’ if desired
(vs current regionalised / less accessible programming for ERDF which
confines investments to regional administrative boundaries)
 >95% allocated for determination at local level, with minimal ‘top
slicing’ to finance Government initiatives
(vs <50% Government ‘top slice’ in current programmes)
 More equalised proportions ERDF and ESF
(vs acute ‘skewing’ of ERDF to the north in current programmes)
 Coherent, up front, national match funding ‘opt-in offers’ to alleviate
financial pressures for project sponsors & encourage strategic
investments
(vs current ad hoc / non-existent national match funding arrangements)
TIMELINES
Local Growth Fund
(LGF)
Summer: Confirmation of design &
scope of the SGLF
Publication of guidance
December : LEPs produce draft
strategic economic plans
March: Final Strategic Economic
Plans to Government
July: Local Growth Deal
negotiations completed
ESI funds
Summer: Guidance & indicative
allocations ESF/ERDF to LEPs.
EAFRD allocation later.
7 October: LEPs submit ESI funds
strategies
Oct – Dec: LEPs discuss & agree ESI
strategies with HMG
Jan: HMG negotiates England plans
with EU. LEPs finalise ESI strategies
Early 2014: Minimal time for local
preparation;
Mid 2014: ESI funds ‘go live’
Delivery starts
LGF goes live mid 2015
Aligned spending :LGF & ESI funds
ESI 2014-2020 CORE FUNDING THEMES
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Innovation and R&D (esp commercialisation)
ICT: Improving access; quality and usage
SMEs: Improving competitiveness
(incl. in the agricultural & aquaculture sectors)
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Shift to low carbon economy
Climate change adaptation and risk management (low priority)
Environmental protection & resource efficiency (low priority)
Sustainable transport and unblocking key networks (low priority)
Employment and labour mobility
Social inclusion and fighting poverty
Education, skills and lifelong learning
Improving institutional capacity for efficient public
administration (not for UK)
ESI RINGFENCING REQUIREMENTS
ESI CORE THEMES
COAST TO CAPITAL LEP
Innovation
SME Competitiveness
Low Carbon (high priority)
At least 80% ERDF must be spent on these 4
themes, of which at least 20% (tbc) on low carbon
ICT
Climate Change Adaptation
Lower priority
Environmental Protection
Lower priority
Sustainable Transport
Lower priority
Employment
Skills
Social Inclusion
(at least 20% value of ESF)
Institutional Capacity
At least 80% ESF must be spent on up to 4 sub-priorities
1) Unemployed people into employment
2) Young unemployed / not in training into employment
3) Upskilling: Access to lifelong learning;
upskilling employed workers;
increasing the labour market relevance of education
and training systems, incl apprenticeships
4) Social Inclusion: with a view to improving
employability
DEVELOPING
STRONG PROJECTS
Your Project
Proposal
Indicative Checklist
Policy fit
EU vision: EU 2020
UK vision: national policy & programmes
C2C LEP vision
Alignment with
programme theme
Innovation
SME Competitiveness
Low Carbon
ICT
Climate Change Adaptation
Environmental Protection
Business case
Evidence of need
Rationale for intervention & use of
public funds
Outputs, Impact & Outcomes
VFM
Deliverability
Match funding
Sustainable Transport
Risk management assurance
Employment
Timeframe
Skills
Social Inclusion
Institutional Capacity
Compliance
Eligibility with funding rules
Audit trail
Endorsement from key partners
‘OPT IN’ OFFERS OF HMG MATCH FUNDING
Organisation / programme
ESI Theme
Growth Accelerator
The Manufacturing
Advisory Service
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs
(ERDF)
UK Trade & Investment
European Investment Bank
Supporting the shift towards a low carbon
(for a social housing
economy (ERDF)
financial instrument)
BIG Lottery Fund
Promoting social inclusion & combating
poverty (ESF)
Skills Funding Agency
Education, skills & lifelong learning (ESF)
ESI ACCOUNTABILITIES (@ July 2013!)
 BIS: UK co-ordination & Structural Funds policy
chair of management board; performance management oversight; reporting
to European Commission; negotiation of legal regulations.
 DCLG: English ERDF Managing Authority - accountable for management of
ERDF to European Commission.
 DWP: English ESF Managing Authority - accountable for management of ESF
to European Commission.
 DEFRA: English EAFRD (RDPE) Managing Authority - accountable for
management of EAFRD to European Commission.
 Watch out for new Local Growth Teams……
 LEPs are responsible for the strategic direction of their ESI allocations –
NOT for operational management or shouldering liabilities
 Individual ESI grant or loan beneficiaries are accountable for compliant
delivery of their own project / contract. Non compliance with EU rules
can result in grant / loan ‘clawback’ by Managing Authorities or the EU after
the money has been spent!
CONTENTS OF YOUR ESI FUNDS STRATEGY
 The local area (evidence base, market failures,
SWOT, growth vision
 ESI Funds Priorities (strategic-level activities)
 Distribution of ESI Funds across EU thematic
objectives
 Match-funding (and the “opt-in” model)
 Outputs and results
 Delivery arrangements
 Local governance arrangements
 Cross-cutting themes
EVALUATION OF ESI FUNDS STRATEGIES
Strategies to be evaluated at local and national level
against the following criteria:
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Rationale for intervention and selection of
activities (evidence base, value for money,
outputs/results, alignment with national priorities
where appropriate)
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Partnership, delivery and risk (local governance,
capacity, delivery routes, match-funding, spending
profile)
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Eligibility and compliance with EU rules and
priorities
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Distribution of ESI Funds across thematic
objectives (and ERDF/ESF split)
GET A PIECE OF THE ACTION
ESI funds are complex and bureaucratic but
will enable C2C delivery partners to
 Develop transformative interventions in
key places
 ‘Stretch’ the reach of existing actions
 Leverage wider investments for key
programmes / projects
 Breathe new life into SMEs, community
groups & innovative ideas to drive
economic growth