The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) was a

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and the regional development agency for the East of England region of

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. It came into operation on 1 April 1999 and assumed the regional powers of

English Partnerships English Partnerships (EP) was the national regeneration agency for England, performing a similar role on a national level to that fulfilled by regional development agencies on a regional level. On 1 December 2008 its powers passed to a successor ...

, the

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and the SRB Challenge Fund. The total budget for 2005/06 was £140 million. From 2010 many of the powers that were vested in the

East of England Regional Assembly The East of England Regional Assembly was the regional chamber for the East of England region of the England. It was based at Flempton, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. The assembly was created as a ''voluntary regional chamber'' in 1998 by the ...

were passed to the EEDA and to local authorities. The East of England Development Agency was abolished on 31 March 2012. Part of its remit was assumed by the relevant

Local Enterprise Partnership In England, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) are voluntary partnerships between Local government in England, local authorities and businesses, set up in 2011 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to help determine local econom ...

(LEP). LEPs were introduced by the Government in 2010 and are local authority and business-led organisations designed to create jobs and increase private sector growth.

References

Regional development agencies Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1999 establishments in England {{planning-stub