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Devolution of Local Major Schemes

Devolution of Local Major Schemes. Highways and Transport Panel 13 th November 2012. Agenda. The context 2. The DfT proposals for devolution 3. Implications for Hertfordshire 4. Next Steps. Existing DfT funding streams for local transport:. Block funding for highway maintenance

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Devolution of Local Major Schemes

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  1. Devolution of Local Major Schemes Highways and Transport Panel13th November 2012

  2. Agenda • The context2. The DfT proposals for devolution3. Implications for Hertfordshire4. Next Steps

  3. Existing DfT funding streams for local transport: • Block funding for highway maintenance • Block funding for small transport improvement schemes • Local Sustainable Transport Fund • Local Major Schemes

  4. What are ‘Major Schemes’? • A large transport scheme (previously above £5m) • At least ‘Local’ or ‘Regional’ significance • Can be highway / rail / passenger transport • Recent examples in Hertfordshire: • Baldock BypassCroxley Rail Link

  5. The previous system (Regional Funding Allocation): Regional Prioritisation (EERA and EEDA) Agree prioritised regional list Submission of candidate schemes Scheme Promoters (Local Transport Authorities) Department for Transport Individual Scheme Business Case Approval

  6. What has changed? • New Government • Abolition of regional tier • Emergence of localism / decentralisation agenda • Formation of Local Enterprise Partnerships • Increasing need to ‘pool’ local and national funding streams to deliver projects

  7. What has DfT proposed? • Formation of Local Transport Bodies (LTBs) • LTBs to be based on existing Local Enterprise Partnership boundaries • Funding allocated to LTBs for Major Transport Schemes • LTBs to identify priority schemes and oversee their delivery • Local Transport Authority to be the ‘Accountable Body’ for the LTB • Local Enterprise Partnership to be a LTB member • Other LTB members to be decided locally

  8. LEP boundariesThe national picture

  9. New DfT Proposals Local Transport Body Identify, prioritise, appraise and oversee delivery of major schemes 4-year funding allocation Department for Transport Programme reporting Accountable body: Local Transport Authority Local Transport Authority Local Enterprise Partnership Other Local Partners

  10. Implications for Hertfordshire • Hertfordshire will be a single county LTB • Hertfordshire County Council will be the accountable body. • Greater certainty over funding – but need to have schemes ‘ready to go’ • A ‘pool’ of funding sources likely to be required to fund individual major schemes • More decision-making at a local level (Responsibilities devolved include legal, finance, transparency etc)

  11. LOCAL TRANSPORT BODY Hertfordshire County Council (Chair and Accountable Body) Network Rail (observer) Hertfordshire Infrastructure and Planning Partnership Local Enterprise Partnership Highways Agency (observer) LTB ADVISORY GROUP District Authorities - Transport Operators - Businesses -Environmental representative - Health and Wellbeing representative Suggested Hertfordshire LTB LTB Operational Support Scheme promotion and business cases Transport planning advice Legal Finance Comms Admin

  12. DfT Programme for LTB development

  13. Questions

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