To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking agreement to the creation of a Local Transport Body, including its membership that will be in accordance with the Government’s assurance framework.
The Government have set out proposals to devolve major scheme transport funding to a local level. This requires local areas to set up a Local Transport Body (LTB). The LTB role is to allocate funding of around £7m per annum to the best performing transport projects in the South Hampshire area.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 19 Feb 2013 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Asa Thorpe Councillor.A.Thorpe@Southampton.gov.uk
Lead director: Paul Nichols
Department: Environment and Transport Portfolio
Contact: Frank Baxter 023 8083 2079 / Email: frank.baxter@southampton.gov.uk Email: frank.baxter@southampton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Briefing meetings, presentations and discussion
Consultees
Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, MBOD, Democratic, Legal and Finance Service Departments.
Public Comments may be sent to: Frank Baxter Travel and Transport Manager Email: Frank.baxter@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 2079
Slippage/Variations/Reason for Withdrawal: The Department for Transport (DfT) has revised the timetable for the submission of Local Transport Body Assurance Frameworks from the end of December 2012 to the end of February 2013. This report will now therefore be considered by Cabinet on the 19 February in line with this revised timetable.