1. Paul Casey Head of Research Monitoring and Evaluation
Welsh European Funding Office

2. Structure of presentation
Background
New Programmes
Exante evaluation
Governance
Next Steps

3. Background

4. Current Programmes WWV EW

5. New Programmes

6. Programmes
ESF
ERDF
RDP
FISH

7. Ex ante Evaluations

8. 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

9. Work Packages

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. Governance

15. Exante Governance History: 00-06 / 07-13 Public procurement
Monitoring and Evaluation Workstream

16. Next Steps

17. 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

18. Thank you for listening
Any questions?