If you would like to link to the South West RDA website from your site or need to update current links - please e-mail enquiries@southwestrda.org.uk.

RDA National Secretariat 
www.englandsrdas.com 
The central administration office that co-ordinates the activities of the RDA Chairs and Chief Executives.

European Union Online 
http://europa.eu.int 
The official portal to the European Union's institutions, policy programs, and news releases. 

Sustainable Development Commission 
www.sd-commission.org.uk 
The Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development.

South West RDA Regional Partners

Culture South West  
www.culturesouthwest.org.uk 
One of eight regional cultural consortiums established by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Culture South West's role is to champion the whole spectrum of cultural interests in the region, including the creative industries.

Government Office for the South West 
www.gosw.gov.uk 
GOSW is an outpost of central government. From our offices in Bristol, Plymouth and Truro we represent the work and interests of several Government departments.

Our South West 
www.oursouthwest.com 
News, information, environmental data and contacts for everyone working towards a sustainable future for the South West of England.

Regional Futures 
www.regionalfutures.org.uk 
Regional Futures is Forum for the Future's regional programme, providing advice, research, training and support on sustainable development.

South West Forum 
www.southwestforum.org.uk 
South West Forum ensures that voluntary and community organisations have a strong and effective champion at regional level.

South West Regional Assembly 
www.southwest-ra.gov.uk 
The South West Regional Assembly is a voluntary grouping of councillors from local authorities in the region and representatives of various sectors with a role in the region's economic, social and environmental well being.

Sustainability South West 
www.sustainabilitysouthwest.org.uk  
The independent champion of sustainable development in the South West.

Strategic Economic Partnerships (SEPs)

In light of the growing national agenda for partnership and local decision-making, and particularly against the structural background of Local Area Agreements, the South West RDA has encouraged local areas to review the structure, role, function and purpose of Sub-Regional Partnerships (SRPs). 
 
As a result of this exercise, the RDA is now working with 11 existing or emerging Strategic Economic Partnerships (SEPs) across the region:

• Gloucestershire
• Wiltshire county
• Swindon
• West of England (i.e. the wider Bristol "city region")
• Somerset
• Dorset county
• Bournemouth and Poole
• Devon county
• Plymouth
• Torbay
• Cornwall and the Scilly Isles

These partnerships represent the economic arms of the region's county and unitary-level Local Strategic Partnerships, and as such are the RDA's most significant and consistent link to local authorities and partners. 
 
For more information on SEPS, please go to the Effective Partnerships page on this website.

Regional Intelligence

South West Observatory 
www.swo.org.uk 
Sharing information and intelligence under the umbrella of the South West Regional Observatory.

Skills and Learning Intelligence Module 
www.swslim.org.uk 
SLIM exists to bring information and intelligence on skills and learning to policy makers and practitioners across the South West.

South West Business Economy Module 
www.swbem.org.uk 
Ensuring that those responsible for developing business and economic policies within the region have access to accurate and timely information and intelligence.

South West Environmental Observatory 
www.swenvo.org.uk 
Accurate, up-to-date information and quality checked data on the environmental characteristics of the South West.

South West Public Health Observatory 
www.swpho.org.uk 
Part of the wider public health programme - forms the public health programme of the South West Observatory.

South West Regional Planning Module 
www.swrpm.org.uk 
Datasets relating to regional planning in the South West.

The South West UK Brussels Office 
www.southwestukbrusselsoffice.com 
Giving the South West of England a unified voice in Brussels. The office is supported by a partnership of key public sector organisations in the region.