The Audit & Governance Committee will be established and constituted to provide the East Border Region Limited Board with an independent and objective review on its financial systems, financial information and compliance with laws, guidance, and regulations. The Terms of Reference will be approved by the East Border Region Limited Board, it will be reviewed on a periodic basis and it will be available to the public on request. The Committee comprises:

• 2 Directors of the Board
• 2 members of the Members’ Forum, who are not Directors of the Board
• 2 Senior Officials from the member Local Authorities (or their nominated director)
• 1 independent member with a financial background.

Implementation Groups

In order to meet its objectives EBR Ltd. has adopted a thematic approach to cross border economic development. As a result four thematic Implementation Groups comprising relevant councillors and officials from the ten member councils and other relevant stakeholders have been formed, which report to the Board of EBR Ltd.  These groups are similar in structure to the previous EBR Working Groups. An Implementation Group has been established for each Operation (plus one for Environment) which will oversee the day to day delivery of the INTERREG IVA Operations.

• Enterprise
• Tourism
• Collaboration, and
• Environment

INTERREG IVA Advisory Forums

For each EBR Operation, a cross-border, region-wide Advisory Forum will be established comprising representatives from relevant Government Departments, Statutory Agencies, cross border bodies and the EBR Secretariat.

The Advisory Forums will

• advise EBR Ltd. on the development of the INTERREG Operation concerned and on other opportunities to pursue the agendas for Enterprise and Innovation, Tourism and Collaboration. In particular, each Advisory Forum will reflect on the broad agenda for each Operation
• formulate a structured series of targeted procurement calls for service delivery to realise the opportunities identified in the consultative process. The EBR Ltd. will administer these targeted calls for services in accordance with EU Procurement Guidelines and Regulations and in accordance with best procurement practice.

The EBR Ltd. will provide each Advisory Forum with regular information on the progress of each Operation and the Advisory Forums will, in the light of progress, adjust and update their approaches over the period of the Programme.