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<p>Where funding decisions on European Structural and Investment Funds projects are
made within the relevant Government Department or Non-Departmental Public Body designated
as the Managing Authority for that Fund under Article 123 of the European Structural
and Investment Funds Common Provision Regulation (Regulation 1303/2013), this will
be done by suitably authorised officials. In England, for the European Regional Development
Fund and the European Social Fund and part of the Rural Development Programme, these
officials will be based in local growth teams across the country. Funding decisions
have to be taken in accordance with the Operational Programmes. These have been drafted
to take into account the local economic needs and priorities that have been identified
by Local Enterprise Partnerships and other local partners, so local priorities are
embedded into EU programmes and the funding decisions that will follow. Local partners
will also be consulted on an ongoing basis via Local European Structural and Investment
Fund Committees, with partners bringing local understanding, intelligence and advice
to help inform project calls and funding decisions.</p><p> </p>
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