Beginner's Guide To SEP Ltd
What is Strathclyde European Partnership?
Strathclyde European Partnership (SEP) is a group of organisations that accessed European Structural Funds in Western Scotland to carry out economic regeneration projects from 1988 to 2006. The partnership consisted of around 200 public agencies including:
- European Commission
- Scottish Government and other central government agencies
- Local Authorities
- Scottish Enterprise and Local Enterprise Companies (LECs)
- Universities and Further Education Colleges
- Enterprise Trusts and Local Economic Development Initiatives
- Area Tourist Boards
- National and regional bodies involved in Economic Development
- Voluntary bodies and charitable organisations and communities involved in Economic Development
- Environmental Agencies
- Equality Agencies.
The Partnership was supported by a full time Programme Management Executive (PME) based in Glasgow. The PME, a company limited by guarantee, was known as Strathclyde European Partnership Limited (SEP Ltd). SEP Ltd was formed by the 12 local authorities, Scottish Enterprise, 5 Local Economic Development Companies and the Further Education Colleges Partnership for the region.
SEP Ltd was responsible for the day-to-day management of various 2000-06 European Funds Programmes and provided a link between local partners, the European Commission and the Scottish Government. 50% of the company's funding came from the European Commission and the other 50% from partners through a voluntary management contribution based
on the level of grant awarded.
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