European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) indicative allocations: FOI release

Information requested

Support under this Priority is also delivered at Local Authority and at Scottish Government national level. However ten local authority lead partners chose not to apply for their indicative allocation and others have selected not to extend their activity for a Phase Two. Compliance is the main reason given for this lower uptake of funds.

Please list the ten local authorities who chose not to apply for their indicative allocations, together with the amount of the indicative allocation for each. Please also list the others who selected not to extend their activity for a Phase Two.

Response

The ten local authorities who chose not to apply for their indicative are as follows:

1. Argyll & Bute Council - Indicative funding £0.53m
2. Angus Council - £0.68m
3. Clackmannanshire Council - £0,22m
4. Dundee City Council - £1.02m
5. East Dunbartonshire Council - £0.46m
6. East Lothian Council - £0.51m
7. East Renfrewshire Council - £0.39m
8. North Lanarkshire Council - £2.02m
9. Scottish Borders Council - £0.63m
10. South Ayrshire - £0.63m

Phase Two

The local authorities who selected not to extend their activity for Phase 2 are as follows:

1. Midlothian Council
2. Aberdeen City Council
3. City of Edinburgh Council
4. Falkirk Council
5. Glasgow City Council
6. Inverclyde Council
7. Fife Council
8. Orkney Islands Council
9. Renfrewshire Council
10. South Lanarkshire Council

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