RGuide Organisation Details

RGuide Organisation Info
Name:	South East England Regional Assembly
Address:	Berkeley House Cross Lanes Guildford Surrey GU1 1UN Click here to view map
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Web Address:	http://www.southeast-ra.gov.uk
Categories:	Statutory

Role

The Regional Assembly was set up by the Government to create a strong regional voice for the South East of England in the UK, and in Europe. It promotes the region?s interests in the UK and Europe, and to the Government and its agencies. The Regional Assembly scrutinises the work of South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) in order to maintain SEEDA?s accountability to the Region. When SERPLAN ceased to function in April 2001, the Assembly became the planning body for the region, advising government on strategic planning and transport issues. The Assembly aims to be a forum for sharing best practice and developing regional policy. It lobbies the Government and European agencies on policy issues such as sustainable development, social inclusion and health. It contributes to the development of a vision for the South East by playing a full part with SEEDA in developing a Regional Economic Strategy.

Accountability

There are 111 members in the assembly. 74 of these are representatives that have been nominated by local authorities. The remaining 37 are representatives from other bodies, including business, arts, education, housing, training councils, sports, culture, tourism, faith groups and voluntary and community organisations. The full assembly meets three times each year at locations around the South East region. The Executive Committee (chosen by assembly members) meets eight times a year. The Committee includes: the chair of the assembly; 5 vice chairs (3 from local government and 2 from social, economic and environmental partners); and 21 executive members (13 from local government, 8 from social, economic and environmental partners).

Board Members

Members nominated by Economic Partners Ms Jenny Backwell , Brighton & Hove Regeneration Partnership, Brighton Housing Trust,144 London Road, Brighton BN1 4PH Mr Hamish Munro, East Sussex Economic Partnership, Wheel Farm Business Park, Westfield, Hastings TN35 4SG Mr John Gregory, Hampshire Economic Partnership, Thistledown, Appledown Lane, Alresford SO24 9PB Mr David Main, Isle of Wight Regeneration Partnership, Mills Court, Furlongs, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2AA Ms Anne Marie Nelson, Kent Economic Forum, Invicta House, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XX Mr John Cochrane, Oxfordshire Economic Partnership, Fairspear House, Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 5NY Mr Nigel Horton-Baker, Surrey Economic Partnership, Technology House, 48-54 Goldsworth Road, Woking GU21 1LE Mr Richard Farmer, Thames Valley Economic Partnership, The Equitable Life Assurance Society, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP21 7QW Mr Tim Lockwood, West Sussex Economic Partnership, Director of Planning and Environment, BAA Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex RH6 0NP Ms Faith Matyszak , South East Region TUC , 26 Robert Lodge, Whitehawk Road, Brighton BN2 5FG Mr Mark Chiverton, South East Region TUC, SERTUC, 38 Queens Road, Ryde PO33 3BQ Mr Mike Geddes , Milton Keynes Economic Partnership, 249 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 1EU Mr Frank Stroud, Chambers of Commerce , Commerce House, 2-6 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3SB Mr Colin Willman, Federation of Small Businesses, Chairman FSB c/o Support Shop Ltd, Neighbourhood Work Centre, Bracknell RG12 1WZ Mr David Wilson, Confederation of British Industry, Eurotunnel Developments, PO Box 2000, Folkestone CT18 8XY Members nominated by social partners Professor Alistair Smith, Higher Education, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH Mr John Barker, Social Housing, Moat Housing Group, St John's House, Sevenoaks TN13 1TG Mr Adrian Harper-Smith, Voluntary/Community & SE Racial Equality Network, Oxfordshire Race Equality Council, 1 Tidmarsh Lane, Oxford OX1 1PE Rev Sheryl Anderson, Faith Communities , Methodist Church, London South West District, 24 Keadle Road, Seaford BN25 2BX Mr Edward Dawson, South East Forum for Sustainability, CPRE South East,15 Village Way, Yateley, Hampshire GU46 7SD Ms Jacqui Bremner, Voluntary/Community Sector, White Lodge Centre, Holloway Hill, Chertsey KT19 0AE Mr Robert Jones, Voluntary/Community Sector , West Sussex Vol. Org. Liason Group, River House 34 High Street, Storrington RH20 4DU Ms Liz Brighouse, Voluntary/Community Sector, Oxfordshire Council for Voluntary Action, Pratten Building, New Road, Oxford OX1 1LT Mr Ken Dufton, Voluntary/Community Sector, Eastleigh Community Services, ECS House, 16, Romsey Rd, Eastleigh SO50 9AL Mr Chris Corrigan, Environment/Sustainability Network, RSPB SE Region, 2nd Floor Fredrick House,42 Fredrick Place, Brighton BN1 4AE Dr David Kennedy, Further/Higher Education, Farnborough College of Technology, Boundary Road, Farnborough GU14 6SB Mr Jeremy Leggett, Voluntary/Community Sector , Chief Executive, Sussex Rural Community Council, 212 High Street, Lewes BN7 2NH Mr Stephen Phillips, Cultural Consortium, c/o South East Arts, Union House, Eridge Road, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8HF

Regional Links

The Assembly oversees the work of SEEDA - the Development Agency is accountable to the Assembly. The Assembly jointly sponsors the Healthy Region Forum with SEEDA, GOSE, the Environment Agency and NHS Regional Office.

How To Engage

The Assembly has a strong commitment to being a publicly accountable body and publishes information on its website and in paper form. You can contact the office or visit the website to find contact details for members from across the region. All of the Assembly?s meetings are open to the public and are publicised in advance on its website. You might also want to feed information into the Assembly through one of its advisory committees, for further details see below.

Senior Executive

Paul Bevan, Chief Executive

History

Assemblies (or ?regional chambers?) were set up as part of the Government?s Devolution Programme. The South East England Regional Assembly was set up in January 1999 and took on its planning and transport roles in April 2001.

Staff

Members for the area: Berkshire Local authority Members Cllr Ronald Sibley: Slough Borough Council, 3 Sutton Avenue, Slough, Berkshire SL3 7AP Cllr Royce Longton , West Berkshire District Council, Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury RG14 5LD Cllr Allan Spratling, Wokingham District Council, Council Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1WQ Cllr Mary Ballin, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Cherry Orchard, Sunninghill Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7RQ Cllr Lawrence Silverman, Reading Borough Council, Civic Centre, Reading RG1 7TD Cllr Michael Lawrence, Windsor & Maidenhead Council, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead SL6 1RF Members from other organisations, based in Berkshire Mr Colin Willman, Federation of Small Businesses, Chairman FSB c/o Support Shop Ltd, Neighbourhood Work Centre, 55 Broadway , Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1WZ Mr Frank Stroud, Chambers of Commerce, Commerce House, 2-6 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3SB