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England LEADER+ Programme 2000-2006

As at August 2001

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ENGLAND LEADER+ PROGRAMME
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION AND AREA IN WHICH THE INITIATIVE WILL APPLY
  Introduction
  Areas concerned
SECTION 2 ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION IN RURAL ENGLAND
  Introduction
  Summary analysis
  Change and key influences for change
  Economic issues
  Social issues
  Environmental and cultural assets
  Strengths, weaknesses and potential
  Conclusion
  Lessons learnt from other community-led rural development schemes
  Implementation of previous LEADER Programmes
  Lessons learnt from previous LEADER Programmes
SECTION 3 EX-ANTE EVALUATION
  Process
  Summary of the ex ante evaluation
SECTION 4 OBJECTIVES, STRATEGY AND LINKS WITH OTHER RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
  Objectives for implementation of LEADER+
  Strategy
  Links with other rural development programmes
SECTION 5 OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES PROPOSED FOR EACH ACTION
  Introduction
  Action 1 Integrated, pilot rural development strategies
  Purpose
  Local Action Group Development Plans
  Measures
  Action 2 Co-operation between rural areas
  Purpose
  Measures
  Access to co-operation
  Action 3 Networking
  Role and organisation of the network in England and the United Kingdom
  Participation
  Measures
  4th priority Programme management, monitoring and evaluation
  Measures
  Impact of the Programme
  Helping rural communities to help themselves
  Sustainable rural economies
  Improving the quality off life
  The natural and cultural heritage
  Equal opportunities under the LEADER+ Programme
SECTION 6 FINANCIAL PLAN
  EU contribution
  Annual funding profiles all sources
  Summary table (all funding sources)
SECTION 7 SELECTION OF LOCAL ACTION GROUPS
  Application procedure and timing
  Call for proposals
  Expressions of interest
  Selection procedure
  Cross-boundary applications
  Content of applications
  Eligibility conditions
  Selection criteria
  1. Quality of local action group partnership
  2. Local action group area
  3. Quality and realism of development plan
  4. Quality and realism of commitment to Action 2 co-operation
  5. Quality of innovation in development plan
  6. Quality of commitment to sustainability
  7. Complementarity with and added value to other programmes
  8. Quality of administrative arrangements
  9. Quality and realism of financial arrangements and financial plan
  Project Selection Criteria
SECTION 8 PUBLICITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR INFORMING POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
SECTION 9 MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE INITIATIVE
  Managing authority
  Paying authority
  Programme monitoring
  Programme Monitoring Committee
  Regional Programme Monitoring Committees
  Local action group and project monitoring
  Routine monitoring
  On-the-spot inspections
SECTION 10 OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
  National Administration of the Programme
  Regional administration of the Programme
  Local action group administration
  The Action Plan approach
  The individual application approach for projects
  Financial administration and control arrangements
  Control arrangements Scheme Implementation Plan
  On-the-spot inspections
  Claim processing
  On-the-spot inspections
  Reporting procedures
SECTION 11 EVALUATION
SECTION 12 CONSULTATION
SECTION 13 COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER COMMUNITY POLICIES
  Compatibility With Other Community Policies
  Links with other Community initiatives
  Compatibility with Community competition policy - state aid rules
  Agricultural state aids
  Non-agricultural state aids
  Protection of the environment
Annex 1 - Data on the situation in rural England
Annex 2 EX ANTE EVALUATION CHECKLIST FOR THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME AND REGIONAL APPENDICES
  National Checklist
  Introduction
  Themes from the National Checklist
  Synthesis Of The Regional Checklists
  Introduction
  Themes from the Regional Checklist
Annex 3 - OTHER KEY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME MEASURES AND LINKS WITH LEADER+
  Section A Non-England Rural Development Programme Measures
  Section B England Rural Development Programme Measures
Annex 4 - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBJECTIVES, ACTIONS AND LOCAL ACTION GROUP DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Annex 5 - PRIORITY TARGET GROUPS FOR EACH REGION IN ENGLAND
Annex 6 - REGIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR ACTIONS 1 AND 2
  Theme 1 the use of know-how and new technologies to make the products and services of rural areas more competitive
  Theme 2 improving the quality of life in rural areas
  Theme 3 adding value to local products, in particular by facilitating access to markets for small production units via collective actions
  Theme 4 - making the best use of natural and cultural resources, including enhancing the value of sites of Community interest selected under Natura 2000
Annex 7 - MEASURES UNDER THE LEADER+ PROGRAMME
Annex 8 - MEMBERSHIP OF THE PROGRAMME MONITORING COMMITTEE
Annex 9 - LEADER+ MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
Annex 10 - NATIONAL AND REGIONAL STEERING GROUPS: MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF REFERENCE
  A.National LEADER+ Steering Group
  B.Regional LEADER+ Steering Groups

i. Publicity and consultation
ii. Drafting the regional appendix to the Programme and feeding into the over-arching national Programme
iii. Operational arrangements
Annex 11 - LEADER+ CONSULTATION EXERCISE
  Market towns
  LEADER+ Network
  Availability of LEADER+
  Local action group criteria
  Themes
  Target groups
  Funding
Annex 12 - TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL STATE AID ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT
MAPS ANNEX

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