1. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas RDPE Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) East Midlands Proposal for Review – autumn 2009 Context: RIP sets out principles, priorities and regional delivery arrangements for RDPE in the East Midlands Agreed by all delivery partners Almost two years since original RIP Changes & experience since 2007/08 ‘Refresh’ where necessary, not re-write

2. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) Proposal for Review – autumn 2009 Timetable: Presentation to RCG 28 October draft 2nd edition for RCG consultation event 27 November Input from stakeholdersby 10 December RIP 2 finalisedJan 2010

3. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Rationale: changes since approval of original RIP include –Voluntary modulation funds (including livestock) –Broadband/dairy funding (EERP) –Programme delivery experience to date –CAP health check; subsequent intervention rate changes –Economic downturn; subsequent (temporary) state aid changes –Climate Change impacts and Action Plan –Establishment of National RDPE Network

4. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Strand 1 – conserving and enhancing the environment and countryside (Natural England & Forestry Commission) Updated RIP needs to reflect targeting of Environmental Stewardship (ES) Role of ES in helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Development of ecosystem services approach through ES Development of energy crops Introduction early in 2010 of upland ELS to replace HFA Targeting of EWGS under Woodland Birds Project

5. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Strand 2 – Competitiveness, collaboration and diversification (emda) Update needs to reflect Introduction of voluntary modulation funds (including livestock) Dairy/broadband funding (EERP) Broadband funding; introduction of basic services measure (321) Programme delivery experience to date – revisit measure allocations Delivery mechanisms Economic downturn & subsequent (temporary) state aid changes Movement of funds between measures to reflect delivery of forestry objectives as set out in RIP 1.

6. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Strand 3 – LEADER Approach: enhancing opportunity and quality of life (emda) Update needs to reflect –selection & establishment of 7 East Midlands LAGs since RIP1 – Programme delivery experience to date –Revisit measure allocations in light of agreed LAG contracts –Impact of economic downturn

7. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Strand 4 – Skills development (emda) Update needs to reflect establishment of Landskills EM and set out details of their ‘offer’

8. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) Proposal for Review – autumn 2009 Recap: Timetable Presentation to RCG 28 October draft 2nd edition for RCG consultation event 27 November Input from stakeholdersby 10 December Final drafting RIP 2 ‘live’ Jan 2010