Shaping a sustainable future post SNR - CONSULTATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 16th FEBRUARY
31/01/2009 16:16Your help is needed to ensure sustainable development is embedded into regional arrangements following changes resulting from the current Sub National Review (SNR).
SSW is leading a project Funded by Defra and the South West Regional Development Agency 
(SWRDA) and supported by the SW Regional Assembly (SWRA) and Government Office for the South West (GOSW) under the ‘Sustainable Development Transition and Transformation Fund’ to consider how this is achieved, looking at areas such as:
• The South West ‘Single Regional Strategy’ process
• SW Regional Challenge and Scrutiny - independent SD expertise
• SW Local Authority capacity / expertise on Sustainable Development (SD)
• The SW Regional Funding Allocation (RFA) criteria
• The RDA Tasking Framework and monitoring for the SW
Make your voice heard in the debate! Individuals and organisations are invited to fill in the electronic consultation form to ensure your opinions help inform a set of draft recommendations. Please enter any comments you have in the far right hand side column of the consultation form and email completed forms back to us.
The deadline for input is Monday 16 February 2009.
Key questions to consider include:
1. New Single Regional Strategy (SRS) – How can the region build on any existing regional frameworks concerned with embedding SD principles to inform the SRS?
2. Effective SD Challenge- How can the region ensure there is capability and expertise for independent and effective challenge – which integrates social, economic & environmental priorities by embedding SD principles – rather than focussing on individual stakeholder themes?
3. Sustainability Appraisal - How can independent sustainability appraisal be strengthened?
4. Regional Champion Body (RCB) / SSW – Government believes that RCBs “have an important role in delivering SD in the regions”- how should SSW’s role be maximised to support the region under the new arrangements to ensure it is fit for purpose?
5. How can local authorities (LA) / Local Strategic Partnerships / any new LA Leaders Forum be supported to build their own capacity on SD given their new role in the proposed new regional arrangements?
6. How can SD principles be integrated into criteria for the Regional Funding Allocation process? (Economic Development, Housing, Transport)
7. How can SD principles be better embedded into SWRDA’s Tasking Framework/ monitoring?
8. Do the SW SD principles capture your stakeholder group priorities and how can the approach taken to delivering your priorities also support the wider set of principles to contribute to an integrated approach for a sustainable future?
SSW is also holding consensus building workshops with key regional networks and groups. This work will challenge, take into account and build on existing activity to embed sustainability into policy and delivery in the region. If you are holding a meeting or conference and can add an item on the SNR to the agenda or would like to arrange a meeting specifically for this, please get in touch email us.
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