New Anglia LEP Growth Through Innovation Fund Panel Terms of Reference
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2.7. New Anglia LEP may terminate the Panel Membership of any Member if he or she
does not act in accordance with these Terms of Reference.
2.8. Membership of the Panel will be terminated when the GTI comes to its end.
3. Operating Procedures
3.1. GTI progress meetings will be held as and when required to facilitate effective
decision making.
3.2. Decision making on grant applications will be done electronically and Panel
members will be expected to submit their vote within five working days. Panel
Members may ask any relevant questions/queries they have on the application
before they submit their vote to the Growth Hub.
3.3. A complete set of all three Panel Members’ votes are required before a final
decision on the application is taken. A decision will be decided by a majority vote.
3.4. New Anglia LEP has the right to veto any taken decision, for example, if the
application is ineligible or it is outside GTI scope.
3.5. A Panel Member or a nominated replacement will have no right to vote on the
application if he or she has either a personal or professional interest in the
Applicant’s organisation or project to be considered by the Panel and must declare
his or her interest before any discussion on the grant application commences. In
addition, all Panel Members and nominated replacements must complete the
standard LEP register of interests form and is responsible for ensuring this form is
kept up to date. This form will be published on the New Anglia LEP website.
3.6. A Panel member will consider their responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality
Duty (PSED) as outlined in the New Anglia LEP Assurance Framework and will
incorporate equality considerations into all decisions.
3.7. If a Panel Member is unable to act according to this document, for example,
according to Para 3.5 or being away from the office, a nominated replacement will
be contacted to consider the grant application(s).
3.8. New Anglia LEP, Norfolk County and Suffolk County Councils are subject to the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI). All enquiries received by
any partner organisation under FOI in the first instance must be directed to New
Anglia LEP as the accountable body for the programme.
3.9. Copies of all correspondence relevant to the application between New Anglia LEP,
its partner organisations and the Panel will be saved by the Growth Hub and passed
to New Anglia LEP for accountability.
3.10. A Panel Member and a nominated replacement must properly delete all information
related to the GTI application they receive after a final decision on the requested
grant has been taken.