Beginner's Guide To SEP Ltd
What is Strathclyde European Partnership?
Strathclyde European Partnership (SEP)
is a group of organisations who access 2000-06 European Structural Funds
in Western Scotland to carry out economic regeneration projects.
The partnership consists of around 200 public agencies including:
- European Commission
- Scottish Executive 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 is supported by a full time Executive based in Glasgow.
The Executive is a company limited by guarantee and is known as Strathclyde
European Partnership Limited (SEP Ltd). SEP Ltd was formed by 12 councils,
Scottish Enterprise, 5 Local Economic Development Companies and the Further
Education Colleges Partnership for the region.
SEP Ltd is responsible for the day-to-day management
of various programmes of 2000-06 European Funds Programmes and provides a link between
local partners, the European Commission and the Scottish Executive.
50% of the company's funding comes 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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