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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 6: 13 May 2009

Papers and presentations

Meeting 5: 25 November 2008

Papers and presentations

Page last modified: 28 August, 2009
Page published: 10 August, 2007