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The Wiltshire Strategic Economic Partnership (WSEP)
was established on 1st April 2007, when
the Wiltshire and Swindon Economic Partnership
changed its area of geographic responsibility, and
therefore also its name, to cover just Wiltshire.
The new WSEP now promotes the economic well-being of
Wiltshire, which covers the Districts of Kennet,
North Wiltshire, Salisbury and South Wiltshire and
West Wiltshire. Its members are drawn from a
range of private, voluntary and public sector
organisations and it is chaired by someone from the
private sector.
WSEP is a Company Limited by Guarantee, but it is a
strategic body without resources of its own to
deliver economic development and regeneration
activity. Its partners
are therefore responsible for taking forward agreed
areas of work to develop and improve the economy
of Wiltshire.
WSEP is the main strategic interface between the area
and regional organisations such as the South West of
England Regional Development Agency, the Government
Office for the South West and the South West Regional
Assembly. The Partnership is responsible
for overseeing the delivery of the Economic
Development and Enterprise block of the Wiltshire
Local Area Agreement and is in the process of
developing an economic strategy for Wiltshire.
Separate arrangements now exist for Swindon –
please see the
Economic Development pages of the Swindon
Borough Council website.
However, the two geographic areas are still dependent
on each other, and cross-boundary working will
continue on issues such as infrastructure, supply
chain matters, tourism etc. A Wiltshire and
Swindon Strategic Economic Forum, with
representatives from both of the Strategic Economic
Partnerships, will meet twice a year to discuss areas
of common interest.
Please take the time to look through our website and
learn more about the economy of Wiltshire and the
organisations working to improve the economic
well-being of the area.
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