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Work of COSLA linking to SCOTS

Work of COSLA linking to SCOTS. George Eckton Team Leader, Environment and Regeneration Team, COSLA. Public Sector Reform. COSLA committed to embracing public sector reform Examine of the whole Evidence based Delivers local accountability Sustainable and stable

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Work of COSLA linking to SCOTS

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  1. Work of COSLA linking to SCOTS George Eckton Team Leader, Environment and Regeneration Team, COSLA

  2. Public Sector Reform • COSLA committed to embracing public sector reform • Examine of the whole • Evidence based • Delivers local accountability • Sustainable and stable • Partnership and Subordination • Constrained resources, unchecked service demand will outstrip our ability to deliver • Christie Commission

  3. COSLA RSD Exec Group Forward Plan • “Transport is a key element of the infrastructure needed for a stable local economy particularly in a country with remote and rural areas. For Scottish local government we have responsibility for the repair and maintenance of about 80% of the main road structure. We are clearly under pressure with the backlog in work building up to over £1.5bn, if we were to get to a good standard across the system”.

  4. Infrastructure • Make the case for increased financing of planned roads maintenance • Seek views on balance of funding between roads maintenance across TS assets and ours • Seek views on Trunk road and council road maintenance agreements • Views on 2008 STPR

  5. Weather and Integrated Travel • COSLA SCOTS SOLACE review of winter weather arrangements • CPP engagement with electric vehicles and charging points • Climate Change agenda links to travel planning and P&R development • Win-win of targeting improvements in cycling rates for health and carbon reasons.

  6. SNP - Transport • Roads: M8, M73 and M74, A9 and A96 + P&R sites • Rail: Borders Rail, services to Inverness, Forth Replacement Crossing, Glasgow Fastlink and Subway, electricification of central Scotland, case for re-integration of Scottish rail services • National resilence week in Scotland

  7. New Cabinet • Transport – CS Alex Neil Elements of Derived Demand • Health/Cities – CS Nicola Strugeon • Jobs/Planning – CS John Swinney • EU Funds – CS Neil • EZ Zones – CS Neil, Swinney &/or Strugeon • Rural – CS Lochhead

  8. Scottish Parliament Priorities • 3 main documents (NPF2, STPR and NTS) drafted prior to current squeeze on public finances • 3 major transport projects: Forth Crossing, Edinburgh – Glasgow Improvement Programme and Borders Rail Project. • High Speed Rail • Funding – Audit Scotland £2.25 bn tag

  9. COSLA and SCOTS activities • Joint work on Roads Review • Severe Weather Review Task Group • Links to SG Resilence Group • Comprehensive Spending Review • Prioritsation - Review of NTS, STPR & NPF • EU lobbying – Transport White paper etc • Climate Change – RPP, PES, CC Duties and Adaptation framework

  10. E&R Team Contacts Roads Review: Kathy Cameron Severe Weather Review: Jonathan Charlton Sustainable Transport: Gillian Fyfe Climate Change: George Eckton & AN Other

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