Leading the way: Regional Economic Strategy Action Plan 2006-2011

One North East launched the RES Action Plan, with partners, on 18 May 2007.

This is the region’s Action Plan and it translates the RES priorities into a clear investment framework, channelling partners’ spend into key areas that will deliver more jobs and businesses, and raise our GVA average per person from 80 to 90 per cent of the UK rate.

The final Action Plan is the result of six months consultation with partners which included a formal 12 week public consultation on both the RES Action Plan and a combined Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA) report. Over 100 responses were received and over 80 consultation meetings took place. One North East have responded to all consultation submissions and a consultation report will be published by the end of June 2007.

Key features of the Action Plan include the identification of five Transformational Interventions which will bring about the required step change in our economic performance. Also, a commitment to develop a joint research programme with partners to strengthen the evidence base; focusing investment in areas of key strength through our ‘Innovation Connectors’; and a focus on moving to ‘One Planet Living’, mitigating and adapting to climate change – a move welcomed in the final SA/SEA report.

The five Transformational Interventions are as follows:

For each of our key partners and particular cross cutting themes, we have developed Annexes that set out the size, scope and objectives of the partner/theme and demonstrate how they will contribute to the delivery of the Action Plan.

The final Action Plan is a live document. The main proposals will be refined in the context of changing national policy, such as the outcome of the Sub-National Review and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007, and evolving local priorities and delivery arrangements. One North East is actively engaged in discussions with partners and also with Government on these key areas of policy.

Monitoring progress against the goals set out in the RES will be key and the North East Regional Information Partnership (NERIP) is developing a Monitoring Framework. In parallel, One North East is developing a Performance Framework which will measure the results from the delivery of the Action Plan.

One North East will also co-ordinate the development of a strong evidence base to underpin investment and inform the next iteration of the RES.
Click below for the following documents:

RES Action Plan – May 07
RES Action Plan summary – May 07
RES Action Plan Partner and Thematic Annexes – May 07 (see links on the right of this page)
SA/SEA final report – Mar 07
SA/SEA annexes (A-F) – Mar 07 (see links on the right of this page)
SA/SEA Post-adoption Statement – May 07

These documents are also available for inspection free of charge at our main office, Stella House.
For further details contact 0191 229 6899 or email res@onenortheast.co.uk.

* As part of the process of developing the RES Action Plan, the Plan has been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal (SA). The SA process aims to promote sustainable development through the integration of social, economic and environmental considerations into plans, programmes and strategies, by considering the effects of implementing the Plan during its preparation and before its adoption. In line with government guidance on SA, the SA is also designed to meeting the requirements of EU Directive 2001/41 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, known as the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive or SEA Directive. The process is therefore referred to in this report as SA/SEA.

Supporting Documents and Downloads

RES Letter of endorsement from Dti - October 2006 [pdf] (88 KB)

RES Action Plan underpinning evidence base - Development of Economic Growth Scenario [pdf] (67 KB)

Reports and Publications

Regional Economic Strategy: 2006 - 2016 (pdf) (5.45 MB)

Regional Economic Strategy: 2006 - 2016 Short Summary (pdf) (2.76 MB)

Regional Economic Strategy: 2006 - 2016 Summary (pdf) (1.27 MB)

RES Action Plan Consultation Audit (2007) (doc) (417 KB)

This report summarises the consultation responses received from regional partners and stakeholders responding to the consultation draft of the Regional Economic Strategy Action Plan.