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Welcome to the UK Co-ordinating Body


UK Co-ordinating Body

    Ministers1 have established the UK Co-ordinating Body as an executive unit, independent of the four UK Paying Agencies, to:-
  • carry out the functions of the Co-ordinating Body, as defined in Article 6.3 of Council Regulation 1290/2005, i.e. bring together information to be sent to the Commission and promote the harmonised application of Community rules and guidelines; and
  • act as Secretariat to the Competent Authority for the granting, maintenance and withdrawing of Paying Agency accreditation under Article 6.4 of Council Regulation 1290/2005, based on the annual reports of the UK Certifying Body and reports from the European Commission’s services.
    The Body reports to a Management Board, consisting of four individuals nominated by Ministers and the Director of the Body.  The Chairmanship of the Board rotates between the four Ministers’ representatives.  The Board supports Ministers to discharge their obligations in respect of the financial management of the CAP and oversees the work of the UK Co-ordinating Body. 
    1 The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; the Scottish Ministers; the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Northern Ireland Executive, acting collectively

Our Mission Statement

    To work with Paying Agencies to ensure that they maintain their accreditation status and effectively administer the Common Agricultural Policy, thereby mitigating the risk of disallowance.

Our Objectives

    The Co-ordinating Body has five core objectives, as set out in the Constitution and Procedures. These can be viewed by clicking on the following link Objectives.

Feedback and Comments

    If you have regular contact with the Co-ordinating Body we would ask you to complete the online questionnaire. If you would like to provide general comments please use the feedback facility.