Town deal governance - Kidsgrove

The Towns Fund has issued strict guidelines for managing Town Deals. Town Deal boards are not legal entities. However, setting up a Town Deal board, bringing together local people and organisations to develop transformational projects for their area, was an essential part of the Town Deal award.

We are the accountable body for the Town Deal. The role of the board is to advise us on the needs of their area and for monitoring progress with the projects that make up the town investment plan.

The Kidsgrove Town Deal Board operates in accordance with all appropriate guidance and legal principles, including the Towns Fund guidance. It is not a separate legal entity and the Borough Council is the accountable body, with the Town Deal as a collaborative effort with the board.

The council is confident that all the meetings of the board have been and will be operated in accordance with these principles. Accordingly, the decisions taken by the board at its meetings are valid and legal.

All members of the board are required to comply with the seven principles of public life (the Nolan principles).

Terms of reference

The board has developed its own terms of reference for the operation of the board and the sub-groups:
  

Download the terms of reference

However, board members are required to adhere to the governance standards and policies of the lead council.

We also have an internal 'check and challenge' officer group which monitors project delivery and fiscal prudence. This comprises representatives from all departments that have responsibility for the delivery of the projects, including  finance, legal, property, communications, procurement, planning, economic regeneration and neighbourhood delivery. Cabinet reports are written where decisions are required from the council and these will be scrutinised by Scrutiny Committee as required.