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Jim Knight at the Cabinet in the South West event at Exeter on 5 Feb

Welcome to the website for the Government Office for the South West

Government Office for the South West (GOSW) aims to make the South West a better place to live and work, now and in the future.

We work to achieve sustainable growth and to develop safe and prosperous communities that meet the diverse needs of everyone who lives and works here. To achieve this GOSW puts Government policy into practice at local level, implementing key programmes and initiatives in partnership with regional and local organisations and provides feedback to central Government that helps inform future policy.

The GOSW website is regularly updated with new regional and national content, the most recent additions to the site are listed on our Whats New on the Site.

For information on HM Government public services available online please visit Directgov.

Latest News at GOSW
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£247,000 Flood Protection Grant For Homes In South West Announced Today (Thu Mar 11 15:07:57 GMT 2010)
The second round of a £5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies with £247,000 being...
Eco-town Cash for Cranbrook (Wed Mar 10 15:05:14 GMT 2010)
Housing Minister John Healey has announced that East Devon District Council is to receive a share in a £10 million funding pot to help Cranbrook meet pioneering eco-town standards for sustainable...
Bristol City waste incentive scheme proposal received (Wed Mar 10 14:55:23 GMT 2010)
A proposal by Bristol City Council to pilot a scheme to reward people for reducing their waste has been received by Defra. Defra will consider the proposal carefully and the impacts on people and...

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Jim Knight - Regional Minister for the South West

See more information about the Regional Minister for the South West. Regional Minister Page.

Building Britain's Future website

Building Britains Future
Building Britain's Future is the Government's plan to work with the British people to shape our economic recovery and together build a stronger, fairer and more prosperous country.

Prompt Payment Code

GOSW awarded Prompt Payment Code signatory status
GOSW have now been awarded the formal status of a full-time signatory of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC). The PPC has been devised by the Government and the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) as part of a series of steps to tackle the issue of late payment and to support small businesses.

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GOSW Business Plan 2009 - 2010
GOSW’s business plan for 2009 – 2010, which sets out our priorities for the current year in our role of influencing national policy, aligning regional strategies and supporting local delivery. 
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