Aim of the forum
The North East Rural Affairs Forum aims to speak up for rural communities
and influence the delivery and development or rural policy in the North
East.
Objectives of the forum
To have a positive impact on rural delivery by contributing to the rural
proofing and influencing the development of, regional and national policies
by the forum:
- acting as a sounding board for Government Office and its key delivery
partners, ensuring an appropriate consideration of rural needs and
interests is taken into account at the design stage of policies and
strategies
- contributing to the development and monitoring of the regional rural
delivery framework, assessing its effectiveness and scrutinising selected
activities and organisations
- drawing on its assessment of delivery and opinions gathered from local
communities, feedback customers views on Government Office and it's
partners' rural delivery activities and speak out for rural communities
- knowing or identifying the particular characteristics and needs of
north east rural communities by initiating research and influencing the
research programmes of Government Office and its partners
- contributing to the development of an evidence-based understanding of
the key issues facing the rural areas of the north east and rural England
more widely, by contributing to studies (for example Commission for Rural
Communities) and responding to regional and national consultations.
To be the recognised rural voice of the region by the forum:
- regularly bringing together a group of individuals selected because of
their experiences of and links with a variety of rural interests, issues
and service delivery
- developing a productive dialogue between forum members and drawing on
their delivery contacts within wider rural social and business communities
- representing the region's rural interests to the principal policy and
delivery agencies affecting rural life in the region, including government
departments, Government Office for the North East, the Commission for Rural
Communities, Natural England, One North East, North East Assembly and
others.
