Decision details

As part of the process of devolving decision making on local major transport schemes, the Liverpool City Region is required to establish a Local Transport Body (LTB), which will make key decisions about setting priorities for local major transport schemes and allocating funding for schemes. The proposals for the governance and composition of the LTB and the framework for appraising local major transport schemes will be presented to Cabinet for approval.

Further to Minute No. 124 of the Cabinet meeting held on 28 February 2013, the Council considered the report of the Director of Built Environment on the proposals by the Department for Transport (DfT) to devolve funding for local major transport schemes to local areas in the next spending review period which would necessitate the establishment of a new body called a Local Transport Body (LTB) to oversee the process, guided by an Assurance Framework, which must be agreed with the DfT in respect of its governance and management arrangements.

The report provided details about the way this would be implemented in the Liverpool City Region, the proposed representation on the Local Transport Body, and the proposed Assurance Framework and Scheme Prioritisation Methodology.

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and

RESOLVED:   That

(1)       the report be noted; and

(2)       the Leader of the Council be appointed as the Council’s representative on the Liverpool City Region Transport Body (LTB), and the Cabinet Member – Transportation be appointed as the alternative member to represent the Council on the LTB as required.