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Agenda - 53rd Meeting of the Countryside Agency
1. Apologies for absence and declaration of interests
2. Chairman to sign the minutes of meeting held 21 July 2005
3. Acting Chief Executive’s report and matters arising (53kb word)
This paper updates the Board on activity within each programme area, any actions taken as a result of previous Board Meetings and progress made on those issues
4. Implementing the Rural Strategy – October AP05/36 (53kb word)
The implementation of the Rural Strategy 2004 continues to drive the activities and corporate entity of the Countryside Agency in the direction of travel of CRC and LAR. The Board are asked to note updates on the Commision for Rural Communities, LAR (confederation), Natural England, Corporate Services and Support - including Local Heritage Initiative, and Modernising Rural Delivery programme and legislation
Annex 1 (24kb word)
5. Financial Report AP05/37 (61kb word)
The Board are asked to note the new report layouts reflecting revised divisional responsibilities, the summary position for Quarter 1 2005/06, plans for budget re-profiling during Quarter 2, and the position of the moratorium on new contracts over £100k and the possibility of a reduction in Grant-in-Aid
Annex 1 (38kb word)
Annex 2 (19kb excel)
6. Corporate Plan 2006 – Timetable and Approval AP05/38 (44kb word)
The Corporate Plan will set out the plans for implementing the strategic objectives of the organisation. This year the process will feed into the plans for the separate organisations of the Commission for Rural Communities and Natural England. Board Members are asked to approve the timetable and process for approval of the 2006 Countryside Agency Coroporate Plan, and to consider how best to involve Board Members in the formulation of the three-year Corporate Plans for the CRC and Natural England
7. Annual Advice to the Secretary of State on the Level and Distribution of National Park Authority Funding for 2006/07 AP05/39 (52kb word)
This paper contains the Agency's recommendations to the Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality on the allocation of grant to the English National Parks and the Broads Authority. The Board are asked to approve the advice on the level and distribution of grants, as set out in this paper
Closed annex – Freedom of Information Act Section 22: Information intended for future publication: Date on which annex will be published: February 2006
8. Development of a successor England Rural Development Programme 2007-2013
AP05/40
Closed paper – Freedom of Information Act Section 41: Information provided in confidence. Freedom of Information Act Section 22: Information intended for future publication: Date on which paper will published: February 2006
9. Commission for Rural Communities Location Review AP05/41
Closed paper – Freedom of Information Act Section 22: Information intended for future publication: Date on which paper will be published: April 2006
10. AOB
11. Date and location of next meeting
The next meeting of the Countryside Agency will be on 10 November2005, John Dower House, Cheltenham
