The Kent & Medway Economic Partnership

The Kent and Medway Economic Partnership (KMEP) is the economic partnership for Kent and Medway which aims to drive forward economic growth and prosperity throughout the region.

What is KMEP?

The Kent and Medway Economic Partnership (KMEP) is the economic partnership for Kent and Medway which aims to drive forward economic growth and prosperity throughout the region. It was set up in 2013. KMEP is governed by a Board and chaired by the private sector, with membership drawn from business, local government, further and higher education.

KMEP will remain one of the four federated boards which comprised the former South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). Both KMEP and SELEP worked on the transition of LEP responsibilities to local authorities by April 2024.

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