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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Related links…

 

* GOSW

* SBC

* SWRA

* SWRDA

* WCC (LAA)