3SC The devolution proposition
3SC: background • The government is committed to devolving powers and resources to a local level • Deals secured: - Greater Manchester - Cornwall - Sheffield City - Liverpool City - The West Midlands and others • 38 areas submitted bids – many changes since
3SC: who? • 3 County Councils • 23 Borough and District Councils • 3 LEPs including SELEP • East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service • South Downs National Park • Population of over 2.5 million
3SC: our proposed deal Our deal would: 1. Improve outcomes for local residents and businesses through economic growth 2. Enhance productivity 3. Transform public service delivery
3SC Making our case
3SC: our case Our area is a growth engine of international importance: • A combined GVA of £74 billion (more than Wales or Greater Manchester) • At 76.4% , one of the highest employment rates in the country • A significant contributor to the national exchequer
3SC: our needs Action is needed to sustain and grow the economy : • Infrastructure creaking • Unfunded and growing demands on public services • Population forecast to 3 million by 2037 • Business facing recruitment challenges • Need for action on housing and skills • Massive unfulfilled economic potential
Why Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex? • Three counties create scale • The geography makes sense • We can test and quickly scale up • We have scope and ambition for public service transformation • Why not Brighton & Hove?
3SC: our track record • Effective partnership and collaborative working: - SE7 - 3 LEPs - CCGs on BCF and ESBT • Proven delivery capability - Orbis, Waste Collection in East Sussex, shared services (youth offending, fire control, procurement, assets)
3SC The prize
Resident benefits Business benefits Accelerated and sustainable Infrastructure to release house building unfulfilled economic potential Less road and rail congestion – Improved transport and digital improved journey times and connectivity reliability Jobs A more skilled, adaptable and flexible workforce Better digital connectivity Enhanced trade and inward investment by improving connectivity to our international links (ports and airports) Better public service outcomes Strengthened support for within financial constraints business
3SC Our asks
3SC: our asks Greater influence over Pooled and devolved national skills and resources to enable employment activities local prioritisation and budgets New relationship with Retention of the key national agencies growth benefits Freedoms and Government flexibilities on involvement in co- infrastructure, design of public housing and skills services
3SC Our offer
3SC: our offer Share expertise to Positive planning for a achieve maximum better range of housing impact Robust prioritisation Test new approaches – making best use of e.g. to speed up house devolved resources building Build on strong relationships with Double devolution businesses, skills, colleges and universities to fill skills gaps
3SC: governance Governance arrangements will provide: 1. A mechanism for collective binding decision- making 2. A single point of accountability This will ensure that: • Decisions on prioritisation are taken in one place • There is clear accountability on behalf of all councils • There is clarity on who will take which decisions
3SC Progress and next steps
3SC: how? Six work streams: • Infrastructure (including transport and digital) • Housing and planning • Skills • Public Service Transportation • Fiscal devolution • Governance
3SC: progress so far Refined asks and Very positive meeting adopted phased with Baroness Williams Sent prospectus to approach for (Parliamentary Under- Government – ministerial meeting – Secretary of State for September 2015 initial focus on housing Communities and Local and planning, Government) on infrastructure and skills January 14
3SC: next steps Working towards Will demonstrate second ministerial delivery capability by meeting - working with Newsletter beginning delivery in government officials (3SCdevolution@easts areas that don’t require and further ussex.gov.uk) devolved powers or engagement with funding partners
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