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Commissioning and LAG-led Proje jects

Lynn Hamilton FVL LAG/VisitScotland Anne-Michelle Ketteridge FVL LAG Larry Rosie SG RPID

What do we mean by ‘Commissioning’ ?

When:

• the LAG agrees amongst itself that it wants to design and be

responsible for delivering a particular project

• the LAG completes the application form
• the LAG sources the match funding
• the LAG approves the application
• the LAG puts the contract out to tender (managed by existing staff)
• or the LAG manages the project in-house recruiting additional

project specific staff

Why Commis issio ion?

• To be more strategic
• To fill a gap (meeting a need not delivered by

anyone else)

• To build knowledge and expertise in the area
• To be more proactive
• To ensure a specific objective is achieved

Some examples from Forth Valley & Lomond

Commissioning consultancy:

Sustainable Toilet Provision in Rural Location (the “Eco-Loo Study”) Next Generation Broadband Study Visit (Community reps + policy makers to Sweden) FVL LEADER Strategic Review

Some examples: Projects In Involving Staff

Trossachs Rural Mentoring Pilot

Contracted out to Callander Enterprise

Sustainable Tourism Initiative

Delivered in-house Employed a development officer to work with tourism businesses

Lessons Learnt

• Can be time consuming to develop
• But important to take time to develop and

understand the issue

• The more involved the LAG, the stronger the

project

• Use of subgroups incredibly valuable
• LAG members like to be more involved

Lessons Learnt cont…

• Consultancy type projects require less management time
• But projects with staff allow LAG to achieve more
• Raises profile and impact of LAG in area
• Effective way of reaching parts of area that wouldn’t
• therwise have capacity to engage with LEADER
• More time spent developing LAG projects = less time to

support the development of other organisations or businesses projects

• But means claims and compliance process is much

simpler/easier to manage

But what about audit?

The view from RPID Larry Rosie, Business Support and Assurance Advisor

REGULATION (EU) No 1303/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

• f 17 December 2013

Article 34 Local action groups

• 4. Without prejudice to point (b) of paragraph 3 [The tasks of local action groups shall include the

drawing up a non-discriminatory and transparent selection procedure and objective criteria for the selection of operations, which avoid conflicts of interest, ensure that at least 50 % of the votes in selection decisions are cast by partners which are not public authorities, and allow selection by written procedure] the local action group may be a beneficiary and implement operations in accordance with the community-led local development strategy.

Over to you and your LDS

What types of project? Which objectives? How keen is your LAG?