Policy paper

EU Structural Funds: UK allocations 2014 to 2020

Letter setting out allocations of EU Structural Funds in the UK and to Local Enterprise Partnerships in England: 2014 to 2020.

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
30 April 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

UK allocations of EU Structural Funds 2014 to 2020: letter to Local Enterprise Partnership Chairs and MPs

Ref: BIS/14/772

PDF, 47.6 KB, 4 pages

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EU Structural Funds allocations in the UK for the period 2014 to 2020: equality impact assessment

Ref: BIS/14/773

PDF, 243 KB, 25 pages

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On 7 February 2013, the High Court quashed (rejected as invalid) 2 government decisions announced in 2013. They concerned the allocations of EU Structural Funds to the 4 countries of the UK and to the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England. The High Court quashed the decisions on the sole ground that government had not met the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as part of the decision-making process.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has now undertaken a comprehensive equality impact assessment. It covers the potential effect of the proposed funding decision on areas of the UK, and in England in particular.

Having fully considered the potential implications of the PSED, BIS is satisfied that the original allocations of EU Structural Funds are still appropriate. BIS is also satisfied with the method used to make the allocations. On that basis, BIS is taking the decision to confirm those allocations of EU Structural Funds, as set out in the attached letter to MPs and Chairs of LEPs.

Published 30 April 2014