The Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC)
Under the Rural Development Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005) each rural development programme is required to establish a Monitoring Committee which will “satisfy itself as to the effectiveness of the implementation of the programme”. Defra has therefore established a Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) for the Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013 (RDPE).
The Regulation requires representation on the Committee from organisations of:
- the competent regional, local authority and other public authorities;
- the economic and social partners;
- any other appropriate body representing civil society, non-governmental organisations, including environmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality between men and women.
The organisations represented on the PMC for the England Programme are shown in the table below. The membership of the Committee may change over the lifetime of the Programme.
Members of the Programme Monitoring Committee |
Action with Communities in Rural England |
Commission for Rural Communities |
Country Land and Business Association |
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Chair) |
Regional Development Agencies |
English Heritage |
Environment Agency |
Food and Drink Federation |
Forestry Commission |
Government Offices for the Regions |
Heritage Link |
National Farmers Union |
Natural England |
English National Parks Authorities Association |
Local Government |
Rural Affairs Forums |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
Wildlife & Countryside Link |
For further details about the PMC, please see Chapter 12 of the draft Programme Document.
RDPE PMC Meetings
Meeting 4: 29 May 2008
Agenda [PDF] (231 KB)
Minutes [PDF] (298 KB)
Papers and presentations
- RDPE PMC: Programme Manager's report [PDF] (KB)
- RDPE PMC: Changes to Entry Level Stewardship removal of options [PDF] (302 KB) and new options [PDF] (563 KB)
- RDPE PMC: Draft: Paper to inform discussion about communications and integration [PDF] (424 KB)
- Papers 4-6, 4-7 and 4-7a Annex1, are internal drafting documents and therefore have not been made available on the web
Meeting 3: 27 February 2008
Agenda [PDF] (70 KB)
Minutes [PDF] (40 KB) - Finalised in May meeting
Papers and presentations
- RDPE PMC: Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013 (RDPE) RDA Axis 1, 3 and 4 Delivery [PDF] (90 KB)
- RDPE PMC: RDPE Programme Governance [PDF] (111 KB)
- RDPE PMC: Consultation of the PMC on the Programme's Selection Criteria [PDF] (137 KB)
- RDPE PMC: Monitoring and Evaluation progress Report [PDF] (87 KB)
Meeting 2: 16 October 2007
Agenda [PDF] (24 KB)
Minutes [PDF] (56 KB)
Papers and presentations
- RDPE PMC: Draft terms of reference [PDF] (19 KB)
- RDPE PMC: Drafts methods of working [PDF] (24 KB)
- RDPE PMC: Consultation on selection criteria for RDPE financed operations [PDF] (56 KB)
RDPE Monitoring and evaluation arrangements
- Progress report [PDF] (63 KB)
- ES monitoring and evaluation work programme [PDF] (73 KB)
- Outstanding issues from chapter 9 of the Programme document [PDF] (37 KB)
- RDPE evaluation question [PDF] (104 KB)
- Powerpoint presentation [PDF] (39 KB)
The summary of the draft Programme document referred to in the minutes is also available.
Previous meeting papers are available from Defra on request.
Page last modified:
12 September, 2008
Page published: 10 August, 2007