Purpose
The Smethwick
Partnership Board will oversee the delivery of the Towns Fund
Programme and Long Term Plan for Towns Programme.
The Smethwick Partnership Board comprises a
wide range of key stakeholders from community, business, voluntary,
public-sector and faith organisations and is chaired by Alan
Taylor, Sandwell Business Ambassador and Business Representative of
MI Glass, Smethwick.
Towns Fund Programme
The Board will review progress of the Towns
Fund Programme and projects, assessing change requests and ensuring
compliance with Heads of Terms.
Throughout project delivery, the Board will
see through the town vision, take ownership of their proposed
projects and provide a level of accountability.
Smethwick Long Term Plan Programme
The Board will support the development of a
Long-Term Plan comprising a 10-year vision, which clearly
identifies the longer-term priorities for the town, and a 3-year
investment plan as an annex and identify a list of interventions
that sit within the three investment themes set by Government.
Meetings are not open to the public and
press.
Towns Fund Programme
Background
To co-ordinate the three Towns Deals in
Sandwell, an overarching Towns Fund Superboard (Town Deal Board)
was established in July 2020 with three Town-level Local Boards
established as working groups of the Superboard.
The model of the Superboard being supported by
three Local Boards has been effective throughout Phase 1 –
Development of Town Investment Plans (submitted to DLUHC October
2020) and Phase 2 – Development of Full Business Case
(Submitted to DLUHC by March 2022), through robust due diligence
and assurance processes.
On 18 May 2022, SMBC Cabinet approved the
Governance Arrangements for the Towns Fund Programme Phase 3
– Delivery (109/22). As a result, the Sandwell Superboard
structure has been replaced by the three Local Boards, who inherit
Superboard responsibilities: -
·
West Bromwich Town Deal Board
·
Smethwick Town Deal Board
·
Rowley Regis Town Deal Board
To view historic Superboard
meeting papers,
please click here.
