Government Offices work with the nine Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
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We work with emda on a variety of issues to improve and develop the East Midlands.
In relation to emda, we are responsible for:
- influence their strategic policy in line with government objectives – e.g. regional economic strategy, and corporate plan targets
- administer appointments to the Board of emda in line with guidelines from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- represent emda’s interests within government and elsewhere in the region, including maintaining an overview and understanding of emda’s work
- work to achieve consistency between the Regional Assembly’s scrutiny and our relationship withemda
- administer a framework of controls governing transactions by emda and managing corporate relations
- undertake financial monitoring including payment of grant in aid
- monitor emda’s activity to brief departments and Ministers and contribute to the assessment of emda’s performance
You can now also access the East Midlands Scrutiny document using the link below. This document gives details on the way in which the East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA), emda and ourselves will work together to scrutinise the development agency's work, on behalf of the region.
