Issue - meetings

Please note Appendix 1 is confidential

(Member lead: Cllr J Blake,  Director: Rob Norreys)

Resolved:

(i)         That it be noted that Transport for the North are now liaising directly with each West Yorkshire district council to seek the consent of each individual district to the regulations, in so far as they provide for Transport for the North to exercise concurrent highways functions with those districts, once it is established as a Sub-National Transport Body.

(ii)        That WYCA confirm the consent previously given in principle to the making of regulations, attached at Appendix 1 of the submitted report, by the Secretary of State for Transport to establish Transport for the North as a Sub-National Transport Body under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008, and which provide for Transport for the North to exercise concurrent functions with  its constituent authorities, including WYCA.

The Authority considered a report of the Director of Policy, Strategy and Communications which sought confirmation of the consent previously given in principle to regulations establishing Transport for the North (TfN) as a statutory body and granting TfN the concurrent exercise of specified WYCA functions.

It was noted that following the last meeting the regulations now provided for TfN to exercise specified highways and footpath functions, concurrently with West Yorkshire district authorities.  The West Yorkshire districts will be asked to consent in their own right to the regulations. 

Resolved:

(i)         That it be noted that Transport for the North are now liaising directly with each West Yorkshire district council to seek the consent of each individual district to the regulations, in so far as they provide for Transport for the North to exercise concurrent highways functions with those districts, once it is established as a Sub-National Transport Body.

(ii)        That WYCA confirm the consent previously given in principle to the making of regulations, attached at Appendix 1 of the submitted report, by the Secretary of State for Transport to establish Transport for the North as a Sub-National Transport Body under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008, and which provide for Transport for the North to exercise concurrent functions with  its constituent authorities, including WYCA.