The Government has announced that all Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), including SEEDA, will close by 31 March 2012.
Responsibility for economic development and regeneration in England is being passed onto successor bodies, including Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and central Government departments
Our objective is to ensure a professional and cost effective closure by this date. We have pledged to work closely with our partners, contractors and stakeholders to ensure that the past and future economic benefits of key programmes and assets continue to deliver the greatest economic value for the South East and value for money for the taxpayer.
Please click here for more details about our closure plan, transition arrangements and successor organisations.
SEEDA worked with partners at a regional and sub-regional level to develop the Regional Economic Strategy (RES) - the economic framework for growth across the South East. We also worked with national and European Government and our partner RDAs.
We delivered the RES with our partners in the following ways:
SEEDA created, and funded, a number of arms length delivery bodies. Post SEEDA's closure many of these activities will be delivered by different organisations to continue economic development and business support. To find out more about the new responsibilities and successor bodies click here.