| ACA |
Area Cost Adjustment. Additional Government funding given to local authorities
in the South East region, Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and London
to reflect the higher costs of service delivery in these areas. |
| ACE |
Arts Council of England. ACE is the national body for the arts, responsible
for policy, research and advocacy. |
| BOBBY |
Internet Tool to make web pages accessible to all members of the community. |
| CBI |
Confederation of British Industry. It represents public and private
sector companies and trade, employer, and commercial organisations. |
| DEFRA |
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Formerly known
as MAFF, DEFRA is responsible for agriculture, the environment, wildlife,
the countryside and sustainable development. |
| DCMS |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It has policy responsibility
for museums, galleries and libraries, the built heritage, the arts, sport,
education, broadcasting and the media and tourism, as well as the creative
industries, the Millennium and the National Lottery. |
| GLA |
Greater London Authority. Its role is to provide strategic
citywide government for London. The GLA is made up of a directly elected
Mayor
- the Mayor of London - and a separately elected Assembly - the London
Assembly. |
| GOSE |
Government Office for the South East. It was created
in April 1994 and brings together the activities previously carried
out on a regional basis
by the separate Departments responsible for Education, Employment,
Transport, Local Government, Trade and Industry. |
| JEC |
Joint Europe Committee. The JEC was established to
give strategic direction to a wide range of European activities of a regional
nature. |
| LSC |
Learning Skills Council. The Learning and Skills Council is responsible
for all post-16 education and training in England. |
| MMS |
Multi Modal Studies. The aim of an MMS is to investigate problems on
or with all modes of transport and to seek solutions to those problems. |
| RAB |
Regional Arts Board. There are 10 English RABs, which
work as arts development agencies in the broadest sense, identifying needs
and formulating strategies
for arts provision. |
| RAISE |
Regional Action & Involvement South East. A network
of networks for voluntary and community groups in the South East, enabling
them to
become key partners in policy making. |
| RDA |
Regional Development Agency. There are eight regional
development agencies in England. They were established by Government
through the Regional Development
Agency Act in 1998 and are responsible for promoting sustainable economic
development in each of the regions. |
| RES |
Regional Economic Strategy. This was published in October
1999 following consultation with 20,000 organisations and individuals
across the region,
including the Regional Assembly. |
| RPG |
Regional Planning Guidance. Current regional planning was issued by
the Secretary of State in March 2001. In the South East, the relevant
Regional Planning Guidance is RPG 9. |
| RTS |
Regional Transport Strategy. The RTS is a regional framework which will
ensure that the investment programmes of local authorities, transport
providers and other key stakeholders in the transport sector complement
and support the wider regional objective of delivering a more sustainable
pattern of development. |
| SDF |
Sustainable Development Framework. The SDF was published in June 2001
and sets out a vision for the Region and a series of objectives and indicators
to guide and help in monitoring the quality of life in the South East. |
| SEEDA |
South East England Development Agency. The Regional
Development Agency for the South East. It was established by the Government
through the Regional
Development Agency Act 1998, and came into operation on 1 April 1999
to take the strategic lead in promoting the sustainable economic development
of the region. |
| SERPLAN |
SERPLAN South East Regional Planning Body. Prior to April 2001, SERPLAN
was responsible for Planning Guidance in London and the wider South East,
including Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Essex. With the advent of the
Greater London Authority and the Regional Assemblies, SERPLAN passed over
responsibilities to the new representative bodies. |
| SRA |
Strategic Rail Authority. The SRA formally came into being on 1 February
2001, following the passage of the Transport Act 2000. Its responsibilities
cover the three sectors of Passenger, Freight and Infrastructure. |
| Sustainable Development |
Sustainable Development is about ensuring a better quality of lie for
everyone in England both now and in the future. It means a more inclusive
society which achieves and shares the benefits of increased economic prosperity,
in which the environment is protected and improved and there is less wasteful
use of natural resources. |
The Assembly is funded by the region's local authorities
and has the opportunity to draw down resources directly from central
government. It has a small secretariat of administrative, policy research and
communications
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