ROTHERHAM TOWN DEAL BOARD
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MEMBERS:-
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Neil
Baxter
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Engie
(CHAIR)
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Julia Bloomer
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AESSEAL (VICE-CHAIR)
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Sarah Champion
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Member of Parliament
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Mike Smith
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Rotherham NHS
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Sharon
Thorpe
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Department of Work
and Pensions
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Andrew
Denniff
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Barnsley &
Rotherham Chamber of Commerce
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Lizzie
Dealey
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Canal and Rivers
Trust
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Steve Morris
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Signs Express
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Colin
Blackburn
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Combined Authority
/ LEP
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Cllr Denise
Lelliott
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Rotherham MBC -
Local Councillor
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Dan
Needham
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Muse
Developments
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Deborah
Bullivant
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Grimm &
Co.
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Peter
Hill
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HMP Bespoke
Construction Ltd
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Tracey Mace-Akroyd
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RNN Group - Rotherham
College
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Nicolah Jones
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AMRC
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Stuart Kerr
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Willmott Dixon
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Raymond Kinsella
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Great Places Housing
Association
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Duncan
Armstrong-Payne
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Harworth Estates
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Paul Woodcock/Simon
Moss
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Rotherham MBC
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Phil Hayes
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Rotherham Federation of
Communities
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Nick Bussey
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Community sector - Rotherham
Citizens Advice Bureau
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Andy Lock
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Coalfield Regeneration
Trust
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Lisa Pogson
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Airmaster
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OBSERVERS:-
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Justin
Homer
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Sheffield City Region - Cities
and Local Growth Unit
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Tom
Hawley
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Homes
England
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
Overview
‘The Town Deal Board will be the vehicle through which the
vision and the strategy for the town is defined. It will
produce a Town Investment Plan, and inform the Town Deal, including
the amount of investment secured through the Towns Fund. The
role of the Board is to:-
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Develop and agree an evidenced-based Town Investment
Plan;
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Develop a clear programme of
interventions;
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Coordinate resources and influence
stakeholders’.
Remit of the Board
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To steer and
provide strategic direction to the development of a Town Investment
Plan for Rotherham
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To receive
regular reports on progress with the development of the Plan and
related matters and, where appropriate, make recommendations on how
to take the Plan, and the projects included in it,
forward
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To promote
the Plan and projects with Government, public, private and
Voluntary/community sector partners and stakeholders
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To identify
and pursue funding opportunities to support delivery of the
Plan
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To contribute knowledge, skills, expertise, ideas
where appropriate to support the delivery of the Plan, utilising
own networks, contacts and specialisms where required.
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To seek out examples of best
practise/speakers/specialists to assist in the development and
delivery of the Investment Plan
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To receive and present reports on The Town Deal and
the Town Investment Plan as required
Membership of the Board
This
should include:-
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Senior
Member and officer representatives from the Council,
·
The local
Member of Parliament
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Representation from the
Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and/or Mayoral Combined
Authority (CA)
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Local
businesses and investors
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Private
sector investors and developers, with an interest in the town
centre
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Representatives from the
voluntary and community sector.
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Anchor
institutions – including; College, Hospital and
cultural/creative institutions
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Jobcentre
Plus
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Arms-length
and other non-departmental government agencies – these can
attend on an as needed basis
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Representatives from the
housing sector; developers and housing associations
The
Chair of the Board will come from the private sector
Expectations of a Board Member
All
members of the board must observe its code of conduct.
It is
expected that members will attend board meetings and actively
engage in discussions. If the member is not able to attend, an
appropriate deputy can attend in their place.
Other
responsibilities include:
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Acting in
the interests of the Rotherham population, leaving aside
organisational, personal, or sectoral interests.
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Fully and
effectively communicating outcomes and key decisions of the board
to their own organisations.
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Declaring
any conflicts of interest.
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Acting in a
respectful, inclusive and open manner with all colleagues to
encourage debate and challenge.
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Reading and
digesting any documents and information provided prior to meetings
to ensure the board is not a forum for receipt of
information.
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Acting as
ambassadors for the work of the board.
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Participating where
appropriate in communications/marketing and stakeholder engagement
activity to support the objectives of the board.
Meetings
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Meetings
will be held 4-weekly, with additional meetings as
required.
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Meeting will
encourage debate and constructive challenge in a respectful and
inclusive manner
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Non-members
can attend by invitation of the Chair
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Meetings
will last a maximum of 2 hours
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All meetings
will be held in Rotherham
CODE OF CONDUCT
In
all aspects of its operation and activities, the Board is committed
to good governance and high ethical standards, based on the Nolan
principles of public life:
Selflessness - Holders of public office should act solely in terms
of the public interest.
Integrity - Holders of public office must avoid placing
themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that
might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They
should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or
other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their
friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and
relationships.
Objectivity - Holders of public office must act and take
decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence
and without discrimination or bias.
Accountability - Holders of public office are accountable to the
public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves
to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
Openness - Holders of public office should act and take
decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not
be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful
reasons for so doing.
Honesty - Holders of public office should be
truthful.
Leadership - Holders of public office should exhibit these
principles in their own behaviour. They should actively promote and
robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor
behaviour wherever it occurs
In
addition, the Board will adhere to the core principles of the
Rotherham Together Partnership:
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Focusing our efforts where we can make the most
difference by working together
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Engaging and involving our communities in everything
we do
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Promoting equality, challenging intolerance and
celebrating our achievements
The Town Deal is a £3.6bn
programme seeking to “unleash the economic potential”
of 101 places across the country. Rotherham has been given the
opportunity to access up to £25 million, or up to £50
million for especially ambitious and credible plans. The focus will
be on increased economic growth through regeneration, improved
transport, better broadband connectivity, skills and
culture.
Rotherham’s Town Deal
will specifically focus on a number of projects deliverable within
0-5 years and which sit within 3 specific areas of the Town Deal
geography. To determine what these projects should be over the last
6 months Investment Plans have been developed for Eastwood,
Templeborough and the ‘Central Area’.
Throughout this process we have
made use of the Government’s MyTown portal to gather
thoughts and opinions and understand the needs of residents and
these have helped to shape the proposals.
https://mytown.communities.gov.uk
We now want to test the proposals further by consulting
with residents, businesses and stakeholders through a virtual
consultation forum which has been specifically designed for
Rotherham’s Town Deal.
https://vpc.tetratecheurope.com/rotherham/
Rotherham Town Investment Plan
can be found
here.