We aim to release the potential of the South East – so that it is the most prosperous region of the country, delivering a high quality of life and environment for everyone.
As the representative of central government in the region our role is to promote better and more effective integration of Government policies and programmes at a regional and local level.
We set out to help increase prosperity in the South East in a more geographically sensitive way than is often possible at a national level. We do this by supporting regional policies, helping to influence policy development among the departments we represent, and by working in partnership with local organisations in communities throughout the region, including local authorities, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships and Local Strategic Partnerships. We aim to ensure that Government policy in the region works.
The Government Office for the South East is led by a Regional Director, who is supported by a management board. Deputy Regional Directors each have responsibility for a theme or a place within the region as well as for a specific area of Government policy such as sustainable growth and affordable housing, community safety, community cohesion, sustainability and climate change or improving outcomes for children.
We work on behalf of 11 Government departments:
- Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG)
- Department for Transport (DfT)
- Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
- Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
- Home Office (HO)
- Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Cabinet Office (CO)
- Department of Health (DH)
- Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
