Transfer of Rural Development Programme for England delivery
from the RDAs to Defra
On 1 July 2011 responsibility for the delivery of the
socio-economic elements of the Rural Development Programme for
England (RDPE) – which comprises support for farming and forestry
competitiveness, diversification of the rural economy and rural
quality of life under Axis 1 and 3 of the RDPE and for management
of community-led Leader approach - transferred from the eight
Regional Development Agencies to the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Further information about these changes – including the new
office locations and contact details - is available on the Defra
website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/rdpe/