* New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Board, Investment Appraisal Committee, Growing Business Fund Panel, Remuneration Committee, Audit & Risk Committee
Date
Decision Making
Body*
Decision Made
30/11/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decision by written procedures:
• Innovative Projects Fund - Energy Supply Chain Employer Readiness Programme – Confidential
26/10/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• Chief Executives Report – Confidential
27/9/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decision by written procedures:
• Growing Places Fund - Winerack – Confidential
21/9/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• Norfolk & Suffolk Space Sector Strategy
To approve the Space Strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk
• Business Support Proposal – Confidential
To endorse the proposal for a new programme of business and innovation support for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
• Gt Yarmouth O&M Campus – Confidential
• Chief Executive’s Report
To nominate Chris Starkie as the New Anglia LEP representative to the Freeport East company board
21/9/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decision:
• Growing Places Fund - Winerack – Confidential
12/8/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
(Written
procedures)
The Committee made the following decision:
• One Farm Loan - Confidential
27/7/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• Clean Growth Taskforce
To endorse the strategic direction of the Taskforce
To offer support and spread the collaboration and leadership message around the November event/s entitled ‘Clean Growth for Business’
• Alternative Fuel Strategy
To Agree to adopt the Strategy in principle, noting the work being done by the public sector in this space and the importance of
collaboration/adding value and avoiding duplication
To ask the executive team to ensure the strategy connects with the work of key partners including Transport East
• Draft Annual Financial Statements – 31 March 2022 – Confidential
To approve the draft annual financial statements and audit Management Letter subject to:
o completion of additional work being undertaken on the reserves note
o receipt of outstanding related party forms from directors
New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership
Board Decision Log 2022 – Public
* New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Board, Investment Appraisal Committee, Growing Business Fund Panel, Remuneration Committee, Audit & Risk Committee
o confirmation of final impairment
• Proposed Amendments to Articles of Association
To approve the following:
o The recommendation that we amend the Articles of Association as detailed to extend the term of a private sector director if necessary.
o The Articles of Association of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Limited, amended to reflect the proposed changes to the LEP
Board.
o The special resolution to be sent to the LEP’s members to approve the adoption of the new articles.
o The letter to the company’s auditors informing them of the proposed written resolution.
Subject to the passing of the written resolution:
A director of the Company was instructed to arrange for the filing of the Written Resolutions and a copy of the newly amended articles of
association of the Company at Companies House within 15 days in which the Written Resolutions were passed.
27/7/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decisions:
• Growing Places Fund, hotel development loan request – confidential
• Growing Places Fund: One Farm Loan update - Confidential
• Ipswich Malthouse Loan Update – Confidential
• AOB - Growing Business Fund grant to Lifeline.
For LEP Exec to go back to the grant recipient, to request sight of the lease, and to accept current 50% clawback offer if rent is confirmed as
peppercorn
22/6/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• LEP HR & Operating Policies
To approve the following policies and the Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference.
• Modern Slavery Statement
• Sustainable Development Policy
• Equality & Diversity Policy and Statement
• Board Attendance & Observers Policy
Gender Pay Gap report
25/5/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• LEP Operating Budget 2022/23 – Confidential
To note the content of the report
To approve the operating budget for 2022/23
• LEP Capital Budget 2022/23 – Confidential
To approve the capital budget for the 2022/23 financial year
• Business Net Zero Efficiency Scheme and Growing Places Fund
To approve a new SME grant intervention for 2022/23, the Business Net Zero Efficiency Scheme
25/5/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decisions:
• Growing Places Fund: Ipswich Malthouse Loan extension request – Confidential
23/3/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• New Anglia LEP Business Plan 2022/23
To approve the Business Plan subject the amendments stated above
To delegate authority for final sign-off to the LEP CEO and COO.
• New Anglia LEP Governance
To approve and adopt the:
* New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Board, Investment Appraisal Committee, Growing Business Fund Panel, Remuneration Committee, Audit & Risk Committee
o 2022 Local Assurance Framework
o Scheme of Delegation
o Accountable Body Agreement
• New Anglia LEP Finance - Operating Budget 2022/23 Update – Confidential
To agree to postponing full budget sign-off to May 2022.
• Board and Committee Membership
To agree to the extension of term of the Remuneration Committee Chair
To ratify the Committee membership
• Chief Executive’s Pay Award – Confidential
23/3/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decisions:
• Suffolk Inclusive Growth Investment Fund- Round 5 projects for approval - Confidential
To agree the projects as presented in principal
To circulate details of the projects with IAC recommendations to all IAC members for agreement to delegate to decision.
24/2/22
Remuneration
Committee
The Committee made the following decisions
• CEO Salary - Confidential
To request approval from the LEP board to extend the term of Mark Jeffries as chair to April 2023
23/2/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• Transport Board Report
To delegate to the CEO the disbandment of the Transport Board in line with agreed governance procedures
• LEP Review and Levelling Up White Paper – Confidential
• Growing Places Fund Application – Confidential
23/2/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decisions:
• Growing Places Fund Update - Confidential
• Getting Building Fund: Local Full Fibre Network project amendment request
To approve the deallocation of £400,000 from the Getting Building Fund grant offer of £2,054,320 for the delivery of the Local Full Fibre
Network. To re-apportioned the £400,000 within the project to support the delivery of Fixed Wireless Access
• Suffolk Inclusive Growth Investment Fund - Round 5 projects for approval - Confidential
11/2/22
Audit & Risk
Committee
The Committee agreed to proceed with the approach to the LEP and NAC audits as proposed by Price Bailey.
26/01/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• Norfolk & Suffolk Economic Strategy
To approve the sign off the Norfolk and Suffolk Economic Strategy
• New Anglia LEP Strategic Priorities
• New Anglia LEP Future Options – Finance – Confidential
To agree the proposed strategic priorities for 2022/23
26/01/22
Investment
Appraisal
Committee
The Committee made the following decisions:
• Large Company Grant Scheme and Innovative Projects Fund – Confidential
19/01/22
Growing Business
Fund Panel
The Panel made the following decisions:
• The Food Company (UK) Limited
Grant approved: £45,988
• TBI Manufacturing Limited
Grant approved: £30,000
* New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Board, Investment Appraisal Committee, Growing Business Fund Panel, Remuneration Committee, Audit & Risk Committee
14/01/22
LEP Board
The Board made the following decisions:
• Growing Places Fund Loan Request - Confidential
