Regulation 8 Monitoring and evaluation: annual reviewF1

A relevant body or, in the case of a joint area plan, the relevant bodies must take appropriate steps to monitor and evaluate the impact of delivery of the services and actions undertaken in accordance with the area plan or, in appropriate cases, the joint area plan.

A relevant body or, in the case of a joint area plan, the relevant bodies must undertake an annual review of the progress made in the delivery of the area plan or, as the case may be, the joint area plan as a result of the services provided and actions undertaken in accordance with the annual delivery plan (prepared in accordance with regulation 7(1)) for the previous 12-month period.

The first annual review must be undertaken by a relevant body or, as the case may be, the relevant bodies by 1 April 2026.

A relevant body or, in appropriate cases, the relevant bodies must ensure that the results of a review undertaken in accordance with paragraph (2) are included as part of the annual report published by the relevant Regional Partnership Board in accordance with regulation 12 of the partnership arrangements regulations.