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South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) Future Board Structure

 

 

Meeting: 04/02/2020 - Cabinet (Item 14)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report sought Cabinet approval of new Articles of Association for South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) Ltd and of a new Framework Agreement for Accountability Board, which had been developed in response to Government’s reforms to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). The report also sought approval to formally appoint a Director to SELEP Ltd, and a representative to the Accountability Board.

 

The report detailed the outcome of the Government’s review of the LEPs and included details of the resultant requirements, such as LEPs becoming companies to allow them to enter into legal commitments to take on further responsibilities in the future, and that main boards of each LEP must consist of no more than 20 members.

 

Decision

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Decision:

 

33/2020

The Cabinet agreed:

·           that Medway Council will become a member of SELEP Ltd, with Articles of Association as shown at Appendix 1 to the report,

·           to sign the Framework Agreement in the form at Appendix 2 to the report.

·           that Councillor Rodney Chambers OBE will be Medway Council’s initial member of the Board of SELEP Ltd (with the Leader, or appropriate Cabinet Member, as his alternate), and

·           that Councillor Rodney Chambers OBE will continue to be the Council’s member of the Accountability Board (with the Leader, or appropriate Cabinet Member, as his principal substitute).

 

Reasons:

 

The alternative option (departing from SELEP) would jeopardise future funding for Medway, and significantly limit Medway Council’s ability to prioritise its strategic aims within regional and national agendas.