Introduction
The Tees Valley Investment Fund forms part of the Tees Valley Devolution Deal. The Investment Fund is a 30 year, £450 million fund that began in 2015. This online survey is part of a wider evaluation that will provide evidence for the five yearly Gateway Review process carried out by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC - formerly MHCLG).
At this Mid Term evaluation stage, Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has appointed Wavehill to undertake research and conduct consultations and surveys to inform evidence for the Gateway Review. The evaluation includes a workstream focused on individual projects supported by the Tees Valley Investment Fund. This covers topics including how each project was developed, how it has progressed against milestones to date, and future expectations for delivery.
This online survey is for project managers who are currently overseeing Tees Valley Investment Fund funded projects.
Survey evidence will be analysed by Wavehill to inform an Evidence Paper. This will be submitted to TVCA. The Evidence Paper will then be shared with SQW (a consultancy appointed by DLUHC to work with Areas across the UK) who will prepare a separate Mid Term evaluation report for submission to DLUHC in September 2024.
Survey data may be transferred from Wavehill to SQW. Any data transfers will take place using Sharepoint or the Quatrix secure data transfer solution used by SQW. Your contact information will not be shared with SQW.
Please note that by starting the questionnaire you agree for the information that you provide to be collected and used as described above. If you stop part-way through the questionnaire the information that you have provided will be recorded. If you would like to delete any of this information, please contact surveys@wavehill.com.
Your data is deleted within six months following the completion of the evaluations in March 2025. We do not share or use your information for commercial or marketing purposes. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Pang (michael.pang@wavehill.com).
Under the new data protection legislation, you have the right:
To access your personal data held by Tees Valley Combined Authority
To require Tees Valley Combined Authority to correct any mistakes in that data.
To (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing.
For (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’.
Please contact Rachael Jupp (Rachael.jupp@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk) if you wish to do any of these things.
If you have any concerns about how your data has been handled, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office who is the independent regulator for data protection. You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113, via the website www.ico.org.uk or write to: Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Further information
What is the Gateway Review Evaluation?
The Gateway Review is a legal requirement for devolved combined authorities set at five year intervals during the 30 year agreement period. The review provides an opportunity to assess the performance of the Combined Authorities using delivered interventions and other policy activities to evaluate this. A number of projects/programmes have been selected for both process and impact evaluations with specific evaluation frameworks prepared by SQW on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Homes and Communities to guide the evaluations. Wavehill are undertaking these evaluations on behalf of Tees Valley Combined Authority.
What type of information is collected through the survey?
The interviews covers a wide range of topics. These include:
Background and context to the projects
Delivery design and activities
Monitoring and evaluations
Outcomes and initial impacts
What is personal data?
Personal data means any information that could lead to a person being identified either alone or in combination with other widely-available information, e.g. their name, their address, or details specific to that person.
The interviews does not collect any personal information and will not be joined with any other data sources.
How long does Wavehill hold data for?
Any data collected from this survey will be held for a period of no more than six months after it has been gathered.
What is the purpose of processing your answers?
To collate and analyse data on project progress within an Evidence Paper to be shared with TVCA and DLUHC as part of the monitoring and evaluation process.
Who has access to the data collected through the survey?
Survey data may be transferred from Wavehill to SQW. Any data transfers will take place using Sharepoint or the Quatrix secure data transfer solution used by SQW. Your contact information will not be shared with SQW.
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