Paul Casey Head of Research Monitoring and Evaluation Welsh European Funding Office
Structure of presentation Background New Programmes Exante evaluation Governance Next Steps
Background
Current Programmes WWV EW
New Programmes
2014 - 2020 Programmes ESF ERDF RDP FISH
Ex ante Evaluations
Ex ante: What’s included? Socio-economic analysis Programme strategy Indicators, monitoring and evaluation Consistency of financial allocations Contribution to Europe 2020 strategy Strategic Environmental Assessment Assessment of Financial Instruments Equality Impact Assessments Analysis of consultation responses
Work Packages
Progress to date WP1: Ex ante evaluation of four SF Programmes to include: SEA (screening of all and full for ERDF Ops), EIA and FEI assessment for ERDF OPs Policy reviews Literature reviews Stakeholder discussions Socio-economic analyses Aug – Dec 12 Programme strategies Intervention logic SEA EIA Dec – June 13 FI assessments Draft indicator review completed in June 2013 FIs in Social Enterprise? Further consideration
Progress to date (2) WP2: Ex ante evaluation of RDP to include SEA and EIA. Policy reviews Literature reviews Stakeholder discussions Socio-economic analyses Aug – Dec 12 Programme strategies Intervention logic SEA EIA Dec – Apr 13 FI assessments
Progress to date (3) WP3: Full SEA for 2 ESF OPs Screening Assessment Dec 12 – Feb 13 WP4: FEI assessment for 2 ESF OPs Use of FIs in ESF interventions: Self-employment and enterprise Higher level skills Jan – June 13
Progress to date (4) WP5: FEI assessment for RDP Use of FIs in RDP interventions: Business finance Jan – June 13 WP6: Ex ante evaluation for EFP Programme Not required – as yet Consultation analysis ERDF / ESF / RDP / CAP P1
Governance
Exante Governance History: 00-06 / 07-13 Public procurement Monitoring and Evaluation Workstream
Next Steps
What Next? Indicator review Second iteration analysis SEA / EIA OP’s Intervention logic Targets Indicators SEA / EIA Finances Ensure the process continues to improve programming
Thank you for listening Any questions? paul.casey@wales.gsi.gov.uk