Executive Board Meeting

1.00pm, Monday 22nd June 2015 Kilpin Room, Nottingham Conference Centre

AGENDA

1. Apologies

2. Declarations of Interest

3. Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting 20th March 2015

Items for decision:

4. Implications of Local and General Election Results

5. High Speed 2

6. Future Infrastructure Priorities & Midlands Connect

7. Review into Housing

Items for information:

8. Report of Management Group

9. Regional Employer’s Board

10. Regional Improvement and Transformation Board

11. Regional Migration Board

12. Any Other Business ATTENDANCE SHEET Member 13.06.14 19.09.14 05.12.14 20.03.15 Nottingham City Council Cllr Jon Collins - Chair     Lincolnshire County Council Cllr Martin Hill OBE - V Chair X   Substitute sent Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr Neil Clarke MBE - V Chair    Substitute sent Northamptonshire County Council Cllr Jim Harker OBE X Substitute sent Substitute sent X South Kesteven District Council Cllr Linda Neal   X  Derbyshire County Council Cllr Anne Western    X Blaby District Council Cllr David Slater X   X Derby City Council Cllr Paul Bayliss X Derby City Council Cllr Ranjit Banwait X X X Nottinghamshire County Council Cllr Alan Rhodes  X X X Derbyshire Dales District Council Cllr Lewis Rose OBE  X X X Leicester City Council Cllr Rory Palmer X X X X Rutland County Council Cllr Roger Begy OBE X    Daventry District Council Cllr Chris Millar     Leicestershire County Council Cllr Nicholas Rushton  X  

Vice Chairs EMC Lincolnshire County Council Cllr Robert Parker   X  East Lindsey District Council Cllr Fiona Martin MBE     Mansfield District Council Mayor Tony Egginton X    Item 3

EAST MIDLANDS COUNCILS EXECUTIVE BOARD MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 20TH MARCH 2015 AT PERA BUSINESS PARK, MELTON MOWBRAY

Present: Cllr Jon Collins (Chair) – Nottingham City Council Cllr Tom Beattie – Corby Borough Council Cllr Roger Begy OBE – Rutland County Council Cllr Chris Millar – Daventry District Council Cllr Fiona Martin MBE – EMC Liberal Democrat Group Cllr Linda Neal – South Kesteven District Council Cllr Debbie Mason (Substitute) – Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr Robert Parker- EMC Labour Group Cllr Peter Robinson (Substitute) – Lincolnshire County Council Cllr Nick Rushton – Leicestershire County Council Cllr Geoff Stevens – Derbyshire Dales District Council Rowena Limb - BIS Steve Atkinson – Chief Executive, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Geoff Walker – Nottingham City Council Stuart Young – East Midlands Councils Andrew Pritchard – East Midlands Councils Sam Maher – East Midlands Councils Sarah Short – East Midlands Councils Steve Charlesworth – East Midlands Councils (Consultant) Lisa Hopkins – East Midlands Councils (Minutes)

Apologies: Cllr Martin Hill OBE (Vice-Chair) – Lincolnshire County Council Cllr Ranjit Banwait – Derby City Cllr Neil Clarke MBE (Vice Chair) – Rushcliffe Borough Council Mayor Tony Egginton – EMC Independent Group Cllr Jim Harker OBE - Northamptonshire County Council Cllr Paul Kenny – Boston Borough Council Cllr Rory Palmer – Leicester City Council Cllr Alan Rhodes – Nottinghamshire County Council Cllr Lewis Rose OBE – Derbyshire Dales District Council Cllr David Slater – Charnwood Borough Council Cllr Anne Western – Derbyshire County Council Glen O’Connell – Nottingham City Council

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ACTION 1. Apologies

1.1 Apologies were received as noted above.

2. Declarations of Interest

2.1 None.

3. Minutes of Executive Board Meeting held on 5th December 2015

3.1 The minutes were agreed as a true and accurate record and all matters arising have been completed or are covered in the agenda and supporting papers.

4. High Speed 2

4.1 Andrew Pritchard, Director of Policy and Infrastructure East Midlands Councils, introduced this report and informed members the paper sets out the work the HS2 Strategic Board have been undertaking following on from Sir David Higgins’ suggestion.

4.2 HS2 Board have agreed to support Toton as the preferred station location on condition that appropriate connectivity to Derby is put in place. It is anticipated that the location of the HS2 station will be confirmed Autumn 2015.

4.3 The next meeting of this Board is scheduled for 8th April 2015, including proposals for the development of the Toton Connectivity Plan.

4.4 Cllr Jon Collins is chairing the Eastern Network Partnership Leaders meeting to promote the benefits of the Eastern Leg of HS2.

4.5 Resolution

Members of the Executive Board: . Considered and endorsed the actions of the HS2 Strategic Board set out in the report. . Noted the rest of the report.

5. Future Infrastructure Priorities and Midlands Connect

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ACTION 5.1 Andrew Pritchard, Director of Policy and Infrastructure East Midlands Councils, introduced this report and highlighted to Members that announcements were scheduled for later that day on proposals for ‘transport for the north’.

5.2 The report sets out work being undertaken in relation to the strategic economic case particularly in relation to east/west connectivity.

5.3 In relation to the five strategic infrastructure priorities, the responses received from the consultation have been summarised and proposals agreed to continue with five priorities and take these forward with Network Rail and Highways Agency.

5.4 Cllr Jon Collins stated the need to look at the economic and technical data around these priorities. Brochure to then be produced highlighting these priorities. AP

5.5 Cllr Roger Begy stated the Felixstowe – Nuneaton – Cambridge freight line is a key project for Leicester station as this is an important economic route.

5.6 Members agreed that Network Rail’s Draft Route Strategy was not sufficiently ambitious and did not reflect the economic growth potential of the East Midlands – and that EMCs response should reflect this.

5.7 Cllr Jon Collins emphasises the need to extend the investment package currently proposed by Network Rail and that EMC should make a quality submission to supports this.

5.8 Cllr Jon Collins proposed a pipeline of projects in reserve so when one priority is completed another one from the reserve list can be added to the main priority list. It was agreed that EMC, in conjunction with respective LEPs and councils, should SY hold local meetings to develop these proposals and pipeline of projects.

5.9 Resolution

Members of the Executive Board: . Endorsed continued engagement through the Midlands Connect initiative to develop a package of strategic infrastructure improvements across the Midlands which will unlock GVA and job growth. . Endorsed a regional response to Network Rail’s Draft East Midlands Route Strategy based on the comments highlighted in the report. . Confirmed agreement to prioritise five regional infrastructure priorities for 2015, to be reviewed on an annual basis.

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ACTION 6. European Funding in the East Midlands

6.1 Stuart Young informed members that a commitment was given at the last meeting to update members on the current position of the region’s ERDF programme.

6.2 Andrew Pritchard, Director of Policy and Infrastructure East Midlands Councils, introduced this report and highlighted the lack of spend in the ERDF programme and the implications of this. The N+2 target was just met.

6.3 Members were reminded that LEPs are not the accountable body for European funding as the programme is a locally directed national programme.

6.4 Andrew Pritchard reported that partners are anticipating a call for bids shortly aimed at continuation of existing projects.

6.5 Cllr Jon Collins stressed that a large number of small scale projects takes too much time to manage, have insufficient impact and that the 2014-20 programme needs greater strategic scale and impact.

Questions/Comments

6.6 Cllr Peter Robinson enquired about relations with MEPs and whether can involve them more.

6.7 Stuart Young confirmed there may be an opportunity for future working with them. It was agreed to invite MEPs to a future meeting. Suggestions were made in relation to European funding programmes and how MEP support would be helpful.

6.8 Resolution

Members of the Executive Board: . Noted the regional position with respect of the ERDF 2007-13 Programme as it reaches its final stages. . Noted the emerging priorities and management arrangements for the use of EU Structural Funds for the period 2014-2020. . Endorsed actions undertaken through EMC’s Technical Assistance Project to date and to promote the development of collaborative projects spanning LEP boundaries under the 2014-20 Programme.

7. Proposed Review into Housing

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ACTION 7.1 Stuart Young informed members that housing delivery is a real issue for the region.

7.2 Andrew Pritchard, Director of Policy and Infrastructure East Midlands Councils, introduced this report and highlighted to members the downwards trajectory in relation to affordable housing.

7.3 Cllr Chris Millar highlighted the wider scope of all types of housing. There are plenty of approvals but completion is slow.

7.4 Cllr Jon Collins stated the need to consider wider housing delivery, not solely affordable housing. There are a number of challenges that include ensuring housing is provided where needed, and of the right type.

7.5 Cllr Linda Neal highlighted the 5-year land supply issue and can be open to challenge if land supply is not enough.

7.6 Members held a discussion around this and agreed on the need for a more expansive review. Cllr Chris Millar agreed to be the lead member on this. There will be an interim report for the AGM with more work following on from this.

7.7 Resolution

Members of the Executive Board: . Agreed the broad scope for an EMC Housing Review to be published at the EMC 2015 AGM. . Identified Cllr Chris Millar to provide political oversight for an EMC Housing Review in between meetings of the Executive Board.

8. Report of EMC Management Group

8.1 Stuart Young, Executive Director East Midlands Councils, introduced this report. He introduced Steve Charlesworth to members who has been providing financial advice and support to EMC.

8.2 Steve Charlesworth informed members that the outturn is broadly in line with what has been previously reported, however the variances are not. Some areas have overperformed whilst other areas have underperformed.

8.3 Steve Charlesworth highlighted the variances to members. He confirmed that additional grants had been secured throughout the year, however the consultancy target set was ambitious and not been met.

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ACTION

8.4 Cllr Robert Parker introduced the performance management report. He informed members that a lot of these targets have been achieved, however, there are a number of concerns: a) Member attendance needs to be addressed. b) The staff sickness target was not met mainly due to long-term illnesses for 2 members of staff. c) The withdrawal of Leicester City Council membership from EMC w.e.f. 31st March 2015. d) Transitional arrangements for 2 political groups as there will be new leaders of these.

8.5 Combined authorities need to be looked at and also new members need to be aware of what EMC can offer in support of member councils.

8.6 Stuart Young confirmed that 2015/16 will deliver a balanced budget. There is a stretching income target and external grants to be secured. He confirmed that EMC expenditure, including staffing base, will be reduced.

8.7 Individual cost centres will need to be adjusted once the staffing review has been completed.

8.8 Cllr Roger Begy suggested meeting with Cllr Tom Beattie and Stuart Young to discuss member development.

8.9 Cllr Chris Millar suggested approaching authorities who are out of membership to SY/CM see if they wish to rejoin EMC.

8.10 In relation to the migration funding this is ringfenced and this work will not be subsidised by EMC.

8.11 Cllr Chris Millar stressed the need for rigorous monitoring of budgets and early warning signs. Stuart Young confirmed that this would be done.

8.12 Members approved the reduction for the pension deficit at Leicestershire County Council of £75,000 per annum until further notice.

8.13 Stuart Young introduced the draft EMC Business Plan 2015/16 and informed members that proposals from the migration, flooding and health reports now need to be developed into actions.

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ACTION 8.14 Cllr Chris Millar suggested approaching new MPs early after election.

Resolution

8.15 Members of the Executive Board: . Noted the actual financial position for the period ended 31st December 2014 and the associated outturn to 31st March 2015. . Noted the performance of EMC against its business plan objectives for 2014/15. . Considered and approved the draft Business Plan 2014/15. . Approved proposals that the final draft of the Business Plan is further consulted upon with councillors across the East Midlands. . Endorsed the 2015/16 budget, as recommended by the Management Group. . Endorsed the proposal to further reduce the pension deficit that remains with the Leicestershire Pension Fund. . Noted the EMC reserve statement.

9. Regional Employers’ Board

9.1 Cllr Tom Beattie, Chair Regional Employers’ Board, introduced this report and highlighted the recent conference in Brussels on Skills education which he presented at.

9.2 Resolution

Members of the Executive Board: . Noted the report. . Provided comments and feedback on the key employment issues identified above to inform EMC’s input to future Employers’ meetings at regional, national and European level.

10. Regional Improvement and Transformation Board Report

10.1 Cllr Roger Begy OBE, Chair Regional Improvement and Transformation Board, introduced this report and commented on low attendance at Boards and stressed the importance of the use of alternates.

10.2 The Board has responded to the LGA Sector-led Improvement consultation.

10.3 Also, the Board discussed the recent Health publication where recruitment and retention is one of the key points.

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ACTION 10.4 Resolution

. Members of the Executive Board considered and commented on the issues detailed in this report.

11. East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership Board

11.1 Cllr Geoff Stevens, Vice-Chair East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership Board, introduced this report and commented on the recent media attention on migration issues.

11.2 In relation to the funding from the Home Office, there is likely to be a reduction of 20%. Cllr Stevens reported that the Board are concerned that representatives from the Home Office failed to attend the Board meeting for the second time in a row. It was agreed that the Home Office would be formally invited to explain its absence. SY/SS

11.3 In relation to the dispersal of asylum seekers, consideration is to be given to expanding areas and there is a meeting on 20th April with Gedling and Broxtowe Councils.

11.4 Resolution

Members of the Executive Board: . Noted the report and the further progress on delivering the recommendations of the East Midlands Councils report on the Impact of International Migration and recent developments and to give consideration to the emerging priorities for 2015/16. . Noted the Home office decision to confirm funding for strategic Migration Partnerships in 2015/16. . Considered whether a local authority in the East Midlands takes part in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.

12. Any Other Business

12.1 The Chairman and Board placed on record their thanks to Cllr Fiona Martin who is standing down as the EMC Liberal Democrat Group Lead at the July AGM.

13. Date of Next Meeting - Friday 19th June 2015, Pera Business Park, Melton Mowbray.

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Executive Board Meeting 22 June 2015

Local and General Election Results - Political Balance

Summary

The following report provides a brief summary of the outcome of the Local and General Elections which took place across the East Midlands region on 7th May 2015 and its implications upon the region’s political balance and governance of East Midlands Councils.

Recommendation

Members of Executive Board are invited to:

. Formally thank Tony Egginton (previously Executive Mayor of Mansfield District Council) who stood down at the local elections and Cllr Fiona Martin MBE (East Lindsey District Council) who will stand down as Liberal Democrat Group Leader at EMC’s AGM, for their support and contribution to the Group over a number of years.

. Note the change of political balance in the East Midlands with the Conservative Party Group now the largest political group in terms of political proportionality and the impact of this upon the governance of East Midlands Councils.

. Note the implications of the General Election, Cabinet and Ministerial appointments; with particular reference to lobbying, influence and engagement with the EM APPG.

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1. Introduction

1.1 The following report provides a brief summary of the recent Local and General elections which took place across the region’s 40 unitary and district councils and the region’s 46 Parliamentary Constituencies, and its impact upon the region’s political balance and governance of East Midlands Councils.

2. Local Election Results

2.1 Local elections were held across the region’s 40 unitary and district councils on 7th May 2015; 26 of these councils of these are now Conservative controlled, 12 councils are Labour controlled, 1 Liberal Democrat controlled and 1 remains under NOC. Political control for each of the 40 authorities is shown below: . Amber Valley changed from Labour control to Conservative control. . Broxtowe, East Lindsey, High Peak, Newark & Sherwood changed from No Overall Control to Conservative control. . Hinckley & Bosworth changed from Liberal Democrat control to Conservative control. . Blaby, Charnwood, Daventry, Derbyshire Dales, East Northamptonshire, Erewash, Harborough, Kettering, Melton, North Kesteven, North West Leicestershire, Northampton, Rushcliffe, Rutland, South Derbyshire, South Holland, South Kesteven, South Northamptonshire, Wellingborough, West Lindsey remains under Conservative control. . Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Corby, Derby, Gedling, Leicester (council and mayor), Lincoln, North East Derbyshire, Nottingham remains under Labour control. . Oadby & Wigston remains under Liberal Democrat control. . Mansfield remains a Labour controlled council with an Independent Mayor. . Boston remains under No Overall Control (Conservative led council).

2.2 The number and proportion of councillors in the region broken down by each of the main parties is shown in the table below:

Excluding Excluding Numbers of Northampton, All authorities Northampton and councillors South Northants South Northants and Leicester CON 983 50.4% 922 49.5% 921 50.9% LAB 669 34.3% 652 35.0% 600 33.2% LIB DEM 129 6.6% 123 6.6% 122 6.7% UKIP 53 2.7% 53 2.8% 53 2.9% OTHERS 115 5.9% 112 6.1% 112 6.2% TOTAL 1,949 100.0% 1,862 100.0% 1,808 100.0%

2.3 A list of the region’s Council Leaders and Executive Mayors is included below:

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Council Leader [*Mayor] Political Party Amber Valley BC Cllr Alan Cox Conservative Ashfield DC Cllr Cheryl Butler Labour Bassetlaw DC Cllr Simon Greaves Labour Blaby DC Cllr Terry Richardson Conservative Bolsover DC Cllr Anne Syrett Labour Boston BC Cllr Peter Bedford Conservative Broxtowe BC Cllr Richard Jackson Labour Charnwood BC Cllr David Slater Conservative Chesterfield BC Cllr John Burrows Labour Corby BC Cllr Tom Beattie Labour Daventry DC Cllr Chris Millar Conservative Derby City Council Cllr Ranjit Banwait Labour Derbyshire CC Cllr Anne Western Labour Derbyshire Dales DC Cllr Lewis Rose OBE Conservative East Lindsey DC Cllr Craig Leyland Conservative East Northamptonshire DC Cllr Stephen North Conservative Erewash BC Cllr Christopher Corbett Conservative Gedling BC Cllr John Clarke Labour Harborough DC Cllr Blake Pain Conservative High Peak BC Cllr Tony Ashton Conservative Hinckley & Bosworth BC Cllr Mike Hall Conservative Kettering BC Cllr Russell Roberts Conservative Leicester City Council Sir Peter Soulsby * Labour Leicestershire CC Cllr Nick Rushton Conservative Lincoln City Council Cllr Ric Metcalfe Labour Lincolnshire CC Cllr Martin Hill OBE Conservative Mansfield DC Mayor Kate Allsop * Independent Melton BC Cllr Byron Rhodes Conservative Newark & Sherwood DC Cllr Roger Blaney Conservative North East Derbyshire DC Cllr Graham Baxter Labour North Kesteven DC Cllr Marion Brighton OBE Conservative North West Leicestershire DC Cllr Richard Blunt Conservative Northampton BC Cllr Mary Markham Conservative Northamptonshire CC Cllr Jim Harker OBE Conservative Nottingham City Council Cllr Jon Collins Labour Nottinghamshire CC Cllr Alan Rhodes Labour Oadby & Wigston BC Cllr John Boyce Liberal Democrat Peak District National Park Mrs Lesley Roberts Rushcliffe BC Cllr Neil Clarke MBE Conservative Rutland CC Cllr Roger Begy OBE Conservative South Derbyshire DC Cllr Bob Wheeler Conservative South Holland DC Cllr Gary Porter Conservative South Kesteven DC Cllr Bob Adams Conservative South Northants Council Cllr Ian McCord Conservative Wellingborough BC Cllr Paul Bell Conservative West Lindsey DC Cllr Jeff Summers Conservative

2.4 There will be at least 3 changes to the membership of the Executive Board; Mayor Tony Egginton did not seek re-election as Executive Mayor of Mansfield District

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Council; Cllr Linda Neal has stood down as Leader (and councillor) of South Kesteven District Council, and Cllr Fiona Martin (East Lindsey District Council) will stand down as EMC’s Liberal Democrat Group Leader at the July AGM. Members are invited to offer their thanks for their support and contribution to this organisation over a number of years.

3. Regional Political Balance and Chairmanship of EMC

3.1 As a result of the local elections, the political balance in the region has changed. Previously, Labour were the largest political group in terms of political balance. However, it is now the Conservative Party that is the largest political group in terms of political balance (by 7.4% excluding non-EMC member authorities).

Excluding Excluding Northampton, Northampton and South Northants, All authorities South Northants Leicester City Political balance 2014/15 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 CON 39.3% 43.0% 38.5% 42.2% 45.2% LAB 42.8% 41.3% 43.5% 41.8% 37.8% LIB DEM 9.0% 7.7% 9.1% 7.8% 8.2% OTHERS 8.8% 8.0% 8.9% 8.2% 8.8% TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

3.2 Members are advised that political balance is determined on the basis of political proportionality information provided by the LGA rather than the number of councils held by each political group.

3.3 The EMC Constitution states that the chair of EMC shall be nominated by the largest political group of Local Authorities in membership and from within the members of the Executive Board. Due to the change in political control to the Conservative Party group, a new chairman of EMC will be appointed at the July AGM. The Chair of EMC shall also be the Chair of the Executive Board.

3.4 The Principal Vice Chair of EMC shall be nominated by the second largest political group of Local Authorities in membership and from within the members of the Executive Board (a Labour Party representative).

3.5 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of EMC will be held on Friday 17th July to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair(s) and to make appointments to EMC Groups and external organisations.

3.6 In considering the change of political control, organisational focus and stability, Management Group agreed that work would continue to be within the ‘4 pillar’ approach, with the need for EMC to build on its recent progress in working on behalf

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of its membership. It was agreed that a more collegiate approach by the leadership of EMC, particularly between the Chair and Principal Vice-Chair would help in this regard.

4. 2015 General Election Results

4.1 Across all 46 Parliamentary Constituencies in the East Midlands; previously the Conservatives held 30 seats, and Labour 16. Following Labour’s loss of Corby and Derby North, the Conservatives now hold 32 seats and Labour 14 seats. The full list of returned MPs by Parliamentary Constituency is shown below:

Constituency Elected MP Party Amber Valley Nigel Mills Conservative Hold Ashfield Gloria De Piero Labour Hold Bassetlaw John Mann Labour Hold Bolsover Dennis Skinner Labour Hold Boston & Skegness Matt Warman Conservative Hold Bosworth David Tredinnick Conservative Hold Broxtowe Anna Soubry Conservative Hold Charnwood Edward Argar Conservative Hold Chesterfield Toby Perkins Labour Hold Corby Tom Pursglove Conservative Gain from Labour Daventry Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative Hold Derby North Amanda Solloway Conservative Gain from Labour Derby South Margaret Beckett Labour Hold Derbyshire Dales Patrick McLoughlin Conservative Hold Derbyshire Mid Pauline Latham Conservative Hold Derbyshire North East Natascha Engel Labour Hold Derbyshire South Heather Wheeler Conservative Hold Erewash Maggie Throup Conservative Hold Gainsborough Edward Leigh Conservative Hold Gedling Vernon Coaker Labour Hold Grantham & Stamford Nick Boles Conservative Hold Harborough Edward Garnier Conservative Hold High Peak Andrew Bingham Conservative Hold Kettering Philip Hollobone Conservative Hold Leicester East Keith Vaz Labour Hold Leicester South Jon Ashworth Labour Hold Leicester West Liz Kendall Labour Hold Leicestershire North West Andrew Bridgen Conservative Hold Leicestershire South Alberto Costa Conservative Hold Lincoln Karl McCartney Conservative Hold Loughborough Nicky Morgan Conservative Hold Louth & Horncastle Victoria Atkins Conservative Hold Mansfield Alan Meale Labour Hold Newark Robert Jenrick Conservative Hold Northampton North Michael Ellis Conservative Hold Northampton South David Mackintosh Conservative Hold Northamptonshire South Andrea Leadsom Conservative Hold Nottingham East Chris Leslie Labour Hold Nottingham North Graham Allen Labour Hold

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Nottingham South Lilian Greenwood Labour Hold Rushcliffe Kenneth Clarke Conservative Hold Rutland & Melton Alan Duncan Conservative Hold Sherwood Mark Spencer Conservative Hold Sleaford & North Hykeham Stephen Phillips Conservative Hold South Holland & The Deepings John Hayes Conservative Hold Wellingborough Peter Bone Conservative Hold

5. Key Parliamentary Appointments East Midlands

5.1 A number of the region’s MPs have been appointed to Cabinet or other Ministerial positions. These include (attending cabinet); Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) who continues as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities; Baroness Stowell of Beeston who is promoted to Cabinet as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal; Patrick McLoughlin (Derbyshire Dales) who continues as Secretary of State for Transport; Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) becomes Minister for Small Business.

5.2 Non-cabinet positions include; John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) appointed as the new Minister of State for Security at the Home Office; Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) who continues as Minister of State at the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with additional responsibility for trade union and employment law; and Andrea Leadsom (Northamptonshire South) who becomes Minister of State at the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

6. Recommendations

Members of the Executive Board are invited to:

6.1 Formally thank Tony Egginton (previously Executive Mayor of Mansfield District Council), Cllr Linda Neal and Cllr Fiona Martin MBE (East Lindsey District Council) for their support and contribution to EMC Group over a number of years.

6.2 Note the change of political balance in the East Midlands with the Conservative Group now the largest political group in terms of political proportionality and the impact of this upon the governance of East Midlands Councils.

6.3 Note the implications of the General Election, Cabinet and Ministerial appointments; with particular reference to lobbying, influence and engagement with the EM APPG.

Stuart Young Executive Director East Midlands Councils

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Executive Board Meeting 22 June 2015

High Speed 2

Summary

This report updates Members on the work of the HS2 Programme Board and the HS2 East Partnership, both Chaired by Cllr Jon Collins, and the prospects for the implementation of HS2 following the General Election.

Recommendations

Members of Executive Board are invited to:

. Consider and endorse the actions of the HS2 Strategic Board and HS2 East Partnership . Note the rest of this report.

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1. Background

1.1 This report updates Members on the work of the HS2 Programme Board and the HS2 East Partnership, both chaired by Cllr Jon Collins, and the prospects for the implementation of HS2 following the General Election.

2. The Government’s Position on HS2

2.1 The re-appointment of the Rt. Hon Patrick Mcloughlin as Secretary of State for Transport following the General Election signifies a continuity of approach with the previous Government. The Secretary of State used his first speech in Leeds on the 1st of June to re-affirm Government support for the implementation of HS2 and the full ‘Y’ network.

2.2 The Secretary of State went on to confirm that the Government would make an announcement on the implementation of Phase 2 of HS2, which includes the route through the East Midlands, in the autumn of 2015. However, it is not clear at this stage how detailed this announcement will be, and in particular whether the Government will be in a position to confirm the line of route and the location of the East Midlands Hub Station following the earlier public consultation.

2.3 From a technical perspective it would seem clear that the available evidence is pointing to Toton being the best location for a Hub Station serving the East Midlands. The Executive Chairman on HS2, Sir David Higgins, has strongly welcomed the regional consensus to support Toton secured by the HS2 Strategic Board.

2.4 If the Transport Secretary is able to confirm Toton as the preferred location in the early autumn, then it would potentially open the way the Chancellor to make scheme preparation funds available to local partners in his ‘Autumn Statement’, traditionally delivered in early December.

3. EM HS2 Strategic Board

3.1 Following the work to secure a regional consensus on the location of a Hub Station serving the East Midlands prior to the General Election, the East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board met on the 9th June 2015 and is now focused on:

. priorities for connectivity from surrounding areas and cities to the Hub station via a range of modes, setting agenda for future engagement with HS2 Ltd and Government leading to the development of a ‘hybrid bill’; and

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. establishing a robust policy framework for securing economic development associated with the Hub-station in the immediate vicinity and wider area.

3.2 Given the breadth off the connectivity agenda, it was agreed future Strategic Board meetings will focus a limited number of key issues in depth over the coming months to build up a strong body of evidence.

3.3 The Strategic Board also agreed to ask D2N2 LEP to give consideration to the economic case for advancing the implementation of HS2 in parts of the East Midlands, and options for the establishment of a development company (or similar) for the Hub-Station and surrounding area.

3.4 The Strategic Board will meet again on the 14th July 2015.

4. HS2 East

4.1 It was been recognised for some time despite the strength of its economic case, the Eastern leg of HS2 has not received the same level prominence with key decision makers as the Western leg linking Birmingham and Manchester via Crewe. As a result, efforts have been made to reinvigorate the former Eastern Network Partnership - which has now been re-named ‘HS2 East’

4.2 There were 2 meetings of the HS2 Leaders Group in April chaired by Cllr Jon Collins. A further meeting is planned for the 6 July 2015 in Nottingham, with Sir David Higgins in attendance. The group brings together political leaders and representatives of LEPs and chambers of commerce from along HS2 Eastern leg and areas to the north including Scotland.

4.3 As well as re-branding the partnership as HS2 East, additional support has been procured to improve the quality of promotional material and to present information more effectively to key decision makers. A first step was the production of a revised summary document setting out the benefits of HS2 Eastern Leg (attached as Appendix 5a). A further more substantive document is planned along with a web-presence.

4.4 In a separate but related development, the chambers of commerce along HS2 Eastern Leg (led by the East Midlands Chamber) have written a joint letter to the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Transport in support of HS2 and for an early decision to proceed with the route from Birmingham through to Leeds (set out as Appendix 5b).

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4.5 Cllr Jon Collins represented the HS2 East at a meeting of Northern Cities and Combined Authorities in Leeds on the 1st June 2015, at which the work of partnership was presented to a wider group of stakeholders including the Secretary of State for Transport

5. Recommendations

Members of the Executive Board are invited to:

5.1 Consider and endorse the actions of the HS2 Strategic Board and HS2 East partnership.

5.2 Note the rest of this report.

Andrew Pritchard Director of Policy & Infrastructure

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HS2 East – Realising the Full Promise of HS2

The eastern leg of HS2 will reshape the economic geography of the UK and unlock the potential of the towns and cities both on HS2 and further afield, to the North East and into Scotland.

Our towns and cities are already national and European centres of But we are encumbered by poor transport links and underfunding which excellence in higher education and the knowledge economy, financial and curtail economic growth and hold back our communities. insurance services, advanced manufacturing and engineering, Poor connectivity means low productivity and unrealised economic construction, pottery, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and steel. promise – with HS2 we can link together the cities across the full Y Our combined economy is larger than Denmark’s and we are proud to network, forging a step-change in connectivity and better access to new represent a formidable economic force. markets. We will see our full economic potential become a reality.

HS2 East will create a network of city and county regions with a The eastern leg of Phase 2 delivers a greater financial benefit, at a combined population of over 12 million who will be able to capitalise lower cost, than any other part of HS2. Without the eastern leg, on the strategic long term opportunities presented by HS2 the rest of HS2 is weaker.

Greater connectivity and slashed journey times will open up new HS2 East is already gearing up for HS2 – we are investing heavily in economic markets, revitalise job growth and flexibility, and link long-term transport and economic strategies to enable our people, together domestic and international economic centres businesses, cities, towns and counties to fully realise all the benefits of HS2 Without HS2 it will be standing room only on existing routes, people will remain dependent on cars, and future generations will be left in the economic slow lane

HS2 is the essential catalyst that will grow our integrated economy into a It will help us meet the rapidly-growing demand for fast inter-city and major international economic powerhouse: highly productive, closely long-distance rail travel and forge new ties between our cities and other connected to domestic and international markets, a magnet for highly major economies in the UK and beyond. skilled workers and a key driver of the national economic rebalancing HS2 shares an increasingly busy infrastructure pipeline with other that is so vital for the future of UK Plc. schemes. But HS2 is the central component of our future national It will create the pro-investment, business-orientated conditions to build transport strategy – only it can provide the fundamental game-changing secondary infrastructure, catalyse growth and deliver better social economic boost the UK needs. outcomes across the whole region. It will boost England’s manufacturing HS2 East must not be ignored, held off or relegated. Complementary heartlands and help promote a new nationwide manufacturing with other national transport ambitions, we need the eastern leg revolution. of HS2 Phase 2 delivered in full and as soon as possible.

Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham and 27% Derby together generate Links 5 UK GDP of the UK’s10 biggest £4.2bn city regions 12 million HS2 eastern HS2 East cities £100bn people live in the HS2 leg economic already contribute East region – they need benefit 27% of to the national HS2 to bring jobs, economy access to new markets UK GDP (GVA, 2012) and investment

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EXAMPLES OF JOURNEY TIMES (AND SAVINGS) WITH HS2:

Leeds to Birmingham 48 mins (save 1 hour 35 mins) York to East Midlands Hub 37 mins (save 1 hour 18 mins) Edinburgh to Birmingham 3 hours 3 mins (save 1 hour 26 mins) East Midlands Hub to Newcastle 1 hour 47 mins (save 1 hour 12 mins) Sheffield* to York 33 mins (save 20 mins) Derby* to York 57 mins (save 29 mins) Nottingham* to Birmingham 32 mins (save 1 hour 14 mins) Leicester* to Leeds 1 hour 6 mins (save 51 mins)

* = HS2 interchange station

HS2 will create the pro-investment, business-oriented conditions to build secondary infrastructure, catalyse growth and deliver better social outcomes across the whole region

East Midlands region // The University of Leicester houses one of // HS2 station in York will deliver improved Europe’s foremost academic space science connectivity, boosting the economy by // Highest percentage of people employed in centres and uses links with local high tech £184m and unlocking up to £250bn in manufacturing in England – including firms to affirm its leading status. The greater annual added value 26,000 jobs in transport equipment connectivity afforded by HS2 will help the manufacture which already contributes university fully leverage these existing links // Wakefield’s concentration of nearly 900 £2.4bn (GVA) to the economy and explore new opportunities in the engineering firms will provide the services global knowledge economy. to keep HS2 trains running on time and, in // Derby is home to two thirds of the nation’s return, will be supercharged by new supply employment in rolling stock manufacture // The East Midlands HS2 Hub Station, near chain opportunities. HS2 East will work and the city’s highly productive workforce, Nottingham, will serve over 6m people in with its partners in business to make sure which includes rail engineering leaders the wider region. It will be a magnet for its communities provide the rail sector with Rolls Royce, Toyota, JCB Power Systems investment and a trigger to improve the the skills pipeline it requires. and Bombardier, will supply the high speed wider integrated transport network stock and engineering expertise for the through bus, tram and road links. future Sheffield City Region Leeds City Region // Economy stands to benefit by £420m in “// Vital investment corridors linking East regeneration opportunities ”and job growth Midlands with ports at Hull, Immingham // Home to fourteen further education brought by HS2 and Felixstowe will be buoyed by HS2 and colleges and eight higher education the connectivity boost to national and institutions, the latter producing 35,000 // Population of 1.7m people and 700,000 international markets graduates every year, many in vital STEM jobs – better connectivity to more major subjects – providing a high speed rail markets triggered by HS2 will sustain this // As a Bio-City life sciences hub, home to workforce for a generation population and attract even more growth Alliance Boots and 70 other companies, Nottingham can use the fast connectivity // New HS2 station in Leeds will be the focus // Rail industry is already home to more than provided by HS2 to export expertise for one of Europe’s biggest urban renewal 200 companies – including DB Schenker, nationally and internationally, explore new projects delivering more than 13,000 new Volker Rail and Hitachi – and employs markets and attract brand new investment jobs and attracting £400m of private more than 6,000 people. HS2 would investment. It will provide vastly-improved directly benefit this sector and also make // One part of the UK logistics industry's connectivity throughout the City Region, Sheffield a more attractive place for other “golden triangle”, Leicestershire will be including to Bradford’s economy of £8.7bn firms to re-locate to. home to the largest freight hub outside and its leading businesses based there, London – the rail freight benefits brought including Morrisons, Yorkshire Building // Home to the new National College for by HS2 will give it a serious competitive Society, Santander, Provident Financial, Pace High Speed Rail – elite training and advantage PLC and Hallmark Cards. research for generations of high speed rail knowledge and expertise. Q-12203 - A4 Leaflet Q-12203 -

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1st June 2015

The Rt Hon George Osborne MP Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Secretary of State House of Commons London SW1A 0AA

Dear Mr Osborne

Business community’s support for rapid progress on HS2 Eastern Leg – supporting a true rebalancing of the economy

As representatives of more than 11,000 businesses, and because of a strong message from them, we would like to reiterate the business community’s strong support for the speedy confirmation and delivery of the Eastern Leg of HS2, linking Birmingham with Leeds via the East Midlands and Sheffield, and then further north on to Newcastle and Edinburgh through a direct connection to the East Coast Main Line.

There are compelling economic reasons for improving connectivity between businesses in these key cities and regions. Moreover, a history of poor investment in many parts of the region that the Eastern Leg will serve means that current infrastructure will be reaching capacity in the coming years. A step change is required now to meet the increased passenger and freight levels that business growth demands for the future.

Research undertaken by KPMG in 2013 suggested that HS2 would deliver an additional £4.1bn of GDP output for the East Midlands, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. The areas along the route are already home to some of the UK’s most dynamic and innovative manufacturing and engineering firms, with traditional strengths in automotive, rail and aviation manufacturing, and new reputations being developed in low-carbon, hi-tech manufacturing and biosciences.

This area of the county also boasts a strong professional services sector in its cities, a thriving construction sector – from raw material production through to cutting edge new technologies – and a burgeoning creative industries sector, among others. These businesses operate successfully in regional, national and international markets.

Improving linkages between these businesses will allow them to exploit the benefits of agglomeration, boosting success in these key sectors and helping forge an economy that is truly rebalanced, both geographically and sectorally. HS2’s Eastern Leg will free-up capacity on classic rail and road and allow these businesses to move goods and people in the increasing quantities that their growth demands, future-proofing the network for their continued success.

The main competition to these businesses – particularly manufacturers and engineers – originates overseas, where many equivalent companies already benefit from high speed rail. The increased productivity and competitiveness that the HS2 Eastern Leg could facilitate will not just bolster growth locally, but will also support long-term international success.

The business community, working with colleagues in the public sector, is fully committed to grasping the opportunities that HS2’s Eastern Leg will bring. Plans are already being developed to increase connectivity within the regions in order to maximise the economic benefit of HS2 and to ensure it can be felt beyond the urban centres.

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However, uncertainty kills confidence.

It is imperative that the Government confirms the route as soon as possible and that delivery plans are accelerated to maximise the business benefits. This is an investment that will benefit the whole nation. In committing to this, you will help secure a national rail network that can compete with the best in the world and create the opportunities needed for long term economic growth.

The business community looks forward to working with you in making this a reality.

Yours sincerely,

Daniel Fell, CEO, Doncaster Chamber of Commerce

Elizabeth Fothergill, President, East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire)

James Ramsbotham, CEO, North East Chamber of Commerce

Richard Wright, Executive Director, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

Paul Mackie, President, Bradford Chamber of Commerce

Gerard Jennings, Vice-President, Leeds Chamber of Commerce

Suzanne Burnett, President, York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

C.C. Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport

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Executive Board Meeting 22nd June 2015

Future Infrastructure Priorities and Midlands Connect

Summary

This report updates Members on work to develop the Midlands Connect proposition and links to the emerging ‘Midlands Engine’ initiative launched by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 1st June 2015. It also highlights progress on the implementation of EMCs 5 strategic transport priorities for 2015, agreed at the last meeting of the Executive Board.

Recommendations

Members of Executive Board are invited to:

. Endorse continued engagement through the Midlands Connect initiative to develop a package of strategic infrastructure improvements across the Midlands which will unlock GVA and job growth; . Welcome the emerging ‘Midlands Engine for Growth’ concept; and . Note progress on the implementation of EMCs 5 strategic transport priorities for 2015.

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1. Background

1.1 Securing strategic infrastructure investment is a common concern of council leaders and a key element of EMC’s Business Plan. Although there have been some notable successes, such as A46, A453 and most recently the upgrade and electrification of the Midland Main Line, Treasury statistics have consistently indicated that levels of infrastructure investment in the East Midlands has been below the English average, and well below that for London and the UK devolved administrations.

1.2 Strategic rail investment is now determined through a regular programme of five year investment strategies (known as ‘control periods’), with key outcomes set by Government and the delivery performance of Network Rail overseen by the Office of the Rail Regulator. This approach has generally provided for a greater degree of political certainty and investor confidence over the last 20 years. The Government is now proposing that strategic road network investment moves to a similar process through five year Road Investment Strategies (RIS) and that the Highways Agency is re-structured to operate as a separate Government owned company like Network Rail.

1.3 The move to five year strategic road and rail investment strategies should provide opportunities for greater synergy and certainty for both the public and private sectors (although the time periods are not co-terminus). However, it also limits the ‘window of opportunity’ for councils and LEPs to influence strategic priorities to the preparation of each investment cycle.

1.4 The ability of successive London Mayors to influence national investment decisions and deliver major infrastructure is well documented. In more recent times, the city regions and combined authorities in the north of England have started to gain greater influence and traction with Government - as the Chancellor’s recent statements on the potential for ‘HS3’ and the development of ‘Northern Powerhouse’ concept

2. Emerging ‘Midlands Connect’ Proposition

2.1 In order to deliver the kind of strategic priorities highlighted above it will not just be necessary for councils and LEPS within the East Midlands to work with each other, but also with similar bodies outside of the region. There is an opportunity to achieve this is through the emerging ‘Midlands Connect’ initiative.

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2.2 Midlands Connect arose initially from a partnership of LEPs and the Integrated Transport Authority in the West Midlands, but has been widened to include a number of East Midlands LEPs. The focus has been on making the case for strategic road and rail investment post 2020, in particular to improve east-west connectivity, and the delivery of HS2 in order to boost productivity and create additional economic growth by improving connectivity between places across the Midlands and with international gateways.

2.3 Two meetings of council leaders across the midlands has taken place to discuss the emerging ‘proposition’ - the second with the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport Philip Rutman in attendance. One meeting of LEP chairs has also taken place on a similar basis. A further meeting for both council leaders and LEP chairs will take place on the 24th July in Derby, which Sir David Higgins, Executive Chair of HS2 Ltd will also be attending.

2.4 Technical work undertaken by Atkins for Midlands Connect has highlighted the potential for very substantial economic benefits to be delivered by reducing ‘generalised journey times’ (GJT) between key centres by rail and via the Strategic Road Network (SRN) managed by Highways England. Whilst impacts are theoretical and undeliverable in their entirety, the analysis does indicate the potential size of the economic prize on offer by improving connectivity across the Midlands. In order to identify the linkages that can deliver the greatest impacts, Atkins have used the priorities set out in the relevant LEP Strategic Economic Plans and national data on road and rail movements to identify four ‘Economic Hubs’ and six ‘Intensive Growth Corridors’ across the Midlands. Further details are enclosed in the summary document set out in Appendix 6(a).

2.5 Three new work-streams are now being progressed to develop further the Midlands Connect proposition:

. Corridors and Hubs Study - which will look to define key objectives for each corridor based on evidence. A series of workshops will be taking place during late June and July, including two in Derby and one Leicester, to capture the views of local stakeholders. . Business Survey – to gain a better understanding of trading relationships and supply chains across the Midlands and their impact on the transport network, which has been developed with the support of the chambers of commerce.

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. Communications - working with a number of LEP communication officers to develop a clear narrative and hold a joint event with Government in early 2016.

2.6 The objective is to develop an agreed package of major transport investments for the post 2020 period which will accelerate economic growth by early 2016

3. Midlands Engine for Growth

3.1 The Chancellor of the Exchequer made his first major speech since the general election in Derby on the 1st of June to launch the concept of a ‘Midlands engine for growth’. (full speech available here). The Chancellor emphasised the strengths of the Midlands economy in terms do advanced manufacturing, transport equipment and research, and the importance of improving transport infrastructure to further boost growth, including through HS2.

3.2 Although there is little detail at present, it is clear that a ‘Midlands Engine’ is seen at a counterpart to the ‘Northern Powerhouse’, and has the potential to secure greater investment and devolutionary powers to the Midlands, providing a strong economic rationale can be developed. There is clear complementarity with the Midlands Connect initiative, which provides the best vehicle through which the Midlands Engine concept can be developed in the short term.

4. A Joint East Midlands Statement on Strategic Infrastructure

4.1 The objective of Midlands Connect is to develop a package of strategic infrastructure improvements across the Midlands post 2020. In the meantime, it is important that councils and LEPs in the East Midlands are able to articulate a limited list of strategic infrastructure priorities capable being progressed by the Highways England and Network Rail through making use of any available short term financial headroom.

4.2 Following a consultation process with the full membership of EMC, the following 5 infrastructure schemes were agreed at the last meeting of the Executive Board as EMC priorities for 2015. Latest progress on each is noted below:

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Priority Progress Midland Main Line Market Growth deal funding is in place to cover most of the Harborough Enhancement cost of the scheme, but there is still likely to be a shortfall. Network Rail undertaking work to better define costs and out-puts and the scale of further contributions. A5 (M42-M69) Strategic Funding for the Longshoot to Dodwells section was Enhancement included in the Government’s Roads Investment Strategy. There has been positive feedback on the prospects of funding for scheme development across the full route – but as yet no formal announcements. Newark Strategic Road and Rail Network Rail has made available resources to Enhancement explore proposals for a ‘Newark flyover’. Development money for the A46 Newark Northern bypass were announced in the Government’s Roads Investment Strategy.

North Leicestershire Strategic A study to develop proposals for further rail Rail Enhancement (National investment has been let by the Leicester and Forest Line and Mountsorrel Leicestershire LEP. Quarry)

A14 Enhancement Proposals for a new Junction 10a at Kettering were announced in the Government’s Roads Investment Strategy

4.3 There is an opportunity to promote these priorities further with key decision makers at a proposed East Midlands Rail Summit later in 2015.

5. Recommendations

5.1 Members of Executive Board are invited to:

. Endorse continued engagement through the Midlands Connect initiative to develop a package of strategic infrastructure improvements across the Midlands which will unlock GVA and job growth; . Welcome the emerging ‘Midlands Engine for Growth’ concept; and . Note progress on the implementation of EMCs 5 strategic transport priorities for 2015

Andrew Pritchard Director of Policy & Infrastructure

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Midlands Connect Economic Impacts Study

May 2015

28 Item 6, Appendix (a) In 2036, if journey times were cut by 20% across all of the intensive growth corridors Introduction The location of the Midlands, at the heart of the UK’s road and rail networks, is central to its success. The Midlands contains the UK’s manufacturing heartland and it has the UK’s largest cluster of logistics activity. High-growth technology businesses are located around world- BUSINESS JOURNEY class universities and there are strong concentrations of professional TIME SAVINGS services in the major cities. £460 million However, there are significant challenges with traffic congestion, delays PER YEAR and poor journey reliability, and crowding, poor service frequencies and long journeys on many rail services. This is impacting on the competitiveness of both the Midlands and the wider UK economy. Tackling these transport constraints has the potential to unlock large economic benefits to both the Midlands and the whole UK. This study sets out the findings from these analyses.

AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS £1.1 billion PER YEAR Potential Economic Impacts The study has considered the impacts of reducing overall journey times (including the effects of journey reliability on the road network, waiting times and crowding on trains) by 10% and 20% in both 2026 and 2036. It has used the Department for Transport’s National Transport Model for the road network and ‘PLANET’ model for the rail network, which both take into account future growth in travel demand from more people living and working in the Midlands. The analysis has considered the direct impacts on the costs of travel and wider impacts on the productivity of the economy through ‘agglomeration’ effects from businesses being more closely clustered together. In the case of the EMPLOYMENT IMPACT rail network, the analysis has included the effects on the labour market from improving the ease of commuting. 306,000

It is also possible to assess the potential impacts on job creation. There is a clear positive correlation between road additional jobs and rail connectivity and the numbers of jobs in each District. Improved connectivity could lead to the potential to increase the numbers of jobs in each District, if all other conditions are in place. This includes ensuring that there is a sufficiently large labour market in place, skills are tailored to the needs of employers, and appropriate employment workspace is provided for the needs of future employers. If these conditions are in place, we predict very significant impacts on the economy of the Midlands.

While the analysis shows journey time savings would bring large benefits for business, it may also encourage more vehicles onto the road network, which could lead to undesirable environmental impacts. Future investment in the strategic road and rail networks should therefore be balanced to maximise potential economic growth whilst LABOUR MARKET IMPACTS minimising environmental impacts. Achieving this balance will be a key priority for Midlands Connect. £33 million Overall, our analysis shows the very large benefits that could be achieved from improving connections in the PER YEAR Midlands. More work is now needed to assess where these benefits are likely to be concentrated, and to develop ‘smart’ objectives for our strategic road and rail networks.

29 03 Item 6, Appendix (a) Our Economic Potential The Midlands has huge economic potential, with a population of 11 million, 14 cities, 20 world-class universities and two international airports. The economy generates almost £200 billion GVA per annum, whilst exports totalled £50 billion in 2013, 16% of the UK total. There is a strong mix of high-growth industries, including logistics, advanced manufacturing, and professional services. Context Summary of Methodology The Local Enterprise Partnerships published their Strategic Economic Plans (SEPs) in March 2014. These Midlands Connect is an initiative driven demonstrate strong ambitions for growth, with the potential to increase jobs by 72,000 per year, signalling a large by Local Enterprise Partnerships and acceleration from past growth trends. At present, there are approximately 5.6 million jobs in the Midlands. If past Local Authorities across the Midlands Quantify growth trends are continued, this would increase to around 5.8 million by 2026. If ambitions in the SEPs are realised, this to ensure that the Midlands is fully potential from SEPs could increase to around 6.6 million, an additional 800,000 jobs from the trend. positioned to influence future strategic across the Midlands transport funding programmes. It will This will require a step-change in make a compelling case for investment the economic performance of the 7.0m on the strategic road and rail networks Midlands. The recent Growth Deals are post 2020, to maximise the economic an important first step on this route to SEP growth potential of the Midlands, with a transforming the Midlands economy, 6.5m commitment to: but much more will be needed. The Midlands Growth Challenge to provide 800,000 additional LEPs will be seeking further, more jobs by 2026 6.0m Develop the technical and economic Quantify growth connectivity ambitious Growth Deals during Past Trends case for investment; and challenge (using DfT road 2015 and beyond. But there is an

& rail model data) important role for improving strategic 5.5m Develop a single powerful voice connectivity – both road and rail – in Midlands in the of Jobs Number for the Midlands. realising these ambitions to unlock a further 800,000 new jobs by 2026. 5.0m The Midlands Connect partners 2013 2026 commissioned Atkins to assess the potential economic impacts of improving Estimate potential Most economic activity in the Midlands is concentrated in the major cities and larger towns, and these are closely connectivity, both road and rail, across economic benefits connected. These also contain the largest, most important employment growth locations in the Midlands. Our the Midlands. This has looked to the of improving connectivity evidence shows that there is huge potential for growth in these areas – to both increase productivity and to deliver future: 2026 and 2036, following the along intensive new jobs through business growth, new start-ups and inward investment. completion of HS2 Phases 1 and 2. It has growth corridors considered both the ‘direct’ impacts from While we are looking at a large geographical area, in practice there are a focused series of corridors containing reducing journey times for users of the most of the economic activity and supporting the largest proportion of travel needs. Taking this into account we road and rail networks, and wider impacts have identified a series of intensive growth corridors across the Midlands. These corridors contain the specific from stimulating increased business movements that were identified in the previous ‘Conditional Outputs’ work. productivity and unlocking new jobs. We have taken a structured approach to identifying these corridors: It has comprised three stages: quantifying forecast growth in the Midlands economy • First, we have identified the main areas of growth, from review of the Strategic Economic Plans, from a review of the ambitions in the • Then we have overlain the Midlands cities and other strategic centres, Strategic Economic Plans (SEPs) for the Midlands, assessing the connectivity • From this, we have been able to identify a series of intensive growth corridors, based on the economic challenge using road and rail model data, connections across the Midlands. and estimating the potential economic We have validated the corridors by examining travel data – on both the road and rail networks – which shows that benefits from improving connectivity these corridors are the main focus for economic connections across the Midlands. along key corridors in the Midlands. In addition to the intensive growth corridors, we have identified four keyeconomic hubs that are of critical importance to the whole Midlands. These locations deliver a significant proportion of the economic benefits to the whole Midlands. But they are also the points of convergence of intensive growth corridors or perform a wider gateway role. These places face significant capacity challenges, with a range of pressures on the transport networks. These create issues for the whole Midlands. But conversely, tackling the issues in these areas will help to unlock benefits for the whole Midlands.

30 05 Item 6, Appendix (a) The four economic hubs are Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country; Nottingham and Derby; Leicester Our Connectivity Challenges and Coventry; and North Staffordshire. The intensive growth corridors and economic hubs are shown in the map below. This also shows the importance of the Midlands in providing connections to the other nationally important There are significant connectivity challenges that will High Speed 2 will transform north-south travel, bringing growth drivers in One North, Oxford to Cambridge Arc and the Great Western Cities. The intensive growth corridors constrain the ability of the Midlands to realise its ambitions Birmingham within 40 minutes and the East Midlands in this map have formed the basis of our analyses of the potential benefits of improved connectivity for growth. Whilst the Midlands lies at the heart of the UK’s within one hour from London. It will also significantly across the Midlands. road and rail networks, the mix of long-distance, regional and improve connections between Nottingham and Birmingham. local travel needs is placing heavy demands upon them. However, it will be critical to develop full connectivity packages to fully capitalise on the opportunities provided by Corridor 1/1a: Birmingham – Coventry/Leicester – Northamptonshire – Milton Keynes and the South, and includes new stations serving the West Midlands, East Midlands and connections to Kettering and Corby and the East of England; The Midlands motorway network is subject to heavy congestion, with traffic delays and poor journey reliability, North Staffordshire. It will also be important to reconfigure Birmingham – Black Country – Staffordshire and the North, and includes connections to Telford, Shrewsbury Corridor 2/2a: meaning that businesses, commuters and leisure travellers classic rail services to better meet the connectivity needs and North Wales; have to schedule additional time into the journey to give of the whole Midlands, including Northampton, Coventry Corridor 3: Nottingham and Derby – the North; confidence that they can arrive at destinations on time. This and Leicester. However, prior to the arrival of HS2 and in Corridor 4/4a: Lincoln – Nottingham – Derby – Birmingham and Nottingham – Derby – North Staffordshire wasted time significantly increases the direct costs of travel, particular the Phase 2 links, it is vital that the classic rail network continues to be enhanced and services improved to Corridor 5/5a: Nottingham – Leicester – Coventry – Warwick and Thames Valley, and includes connections impacts on business productivity and is constraining the enable the continued growth of the Midlands economy. from Leicester to Birmingham; potential for business growth. Increased demand for travel in the Midlands will place the system under further strain, Corridor 6/6a: Birmingham – Worcester – South West, and includes connections to Hereford and South Wales. increasing costs of travel and constraining job creation. The Our analysis shows that there will be large economic analysis completed to date highlights that we will need to benefits from improving road and rail connectivity in tackle congestion hotspots as well as looking at the reliability, IMMINGHAM the intensive growth corridors, by reducing the costs ONE NORTH resilience and quality of journeys provided by the strategic of travel, increasing output by facilitating business road networks. clustering, and unlocking job creation in our growth MANCHESTER areas. This will require concerted action to tackle LIVERPOOL 4 There are fast, frequent rail links connecting large parts of the connectivity challenges that we have identified. SHEFFIELD the Midlands to the north and south, via the West Coast, Midland and East Coast Main Lines. However, there are 3 major challenges travelling by rail between the Midlands Highways England and Network Rail are in the process of CHESTERFIELD undertaking Route Studies across the Midlands to inform 2 LINCOLN cities, with long journey times and low service frequencies impacting on connectivity. This is a particular issue for investment strategies post 2020. There are also medium to MANSFIELD the more rural areas such as The Marches, Worcestershire long-term opportunities to deliver HS2 Growth Strategies to and Lincolnshire as this makes travel by rail inconvenient, fully capitalise on the opportunities for the whole Midlands. leading to and increased reliance on car travel and reducing Midlands Connect will provide the mechanism to inform STOKEONTRENT the scope for interaction between our cities. In particular, the and draw together these elements into a single strategy that NOTTINGHAM slow speeds between the key regional cities of Nottingham delivers much more than the sum of the parts 4a DERBY and Birmingham highlights the need for improvements to be made to the classic rail networks in advance of HS2 Phase 2 STAFFORD which is scheduled for completion after 2030. 4 LOUGHBOROUGH SHREWSBURY 2a LICHFIELD As connectivity between cities becomes more important in TELFORD LEICESTER future, this will significantly constrain the capacity for growth

WOLVERHAMPTON WALSALL PETERBOROUGH in the cities across the Midlands. There is also an increasing 5 problem of capacity and crowding on services entering and Network Rail crossing Birmingham. This will cause problems both in Planning BIRMINGHAM accommodating growth in Birmingham and in improving rail Process COVENTRY KETTERING 1a GATEWAY HAVEN connections across the whole Midlands.

WARWICK The international gateways at Birmingham Airport and East NORTHAMPTON CAMBRIDGE Midlands Airport are critical to the whole Midlands economy. WORCESTER STRATFORD Currently Birmingham Airport acts as a business gateway to UPONAVON major global markets, including China, and East Midlands Midlands Airport is the UK’s most important air freight hub outside HEREFORD Connect MILTON KEYNES London. Both Birmingham and East Midlands Airports have 1 ambitious growth plans for the future which will support the

ECML growth of the wider Midlands economy. Effective surface Highways HS2 5 access links to these hubs are therefore critical to ensure that England MML Growth they can operate effectively in the future. Both airports are Planning WCML Strategies challenged in this respect, with East Midlands Airport only Process OXFORD HS accessible via road and Birmingham Airport located adjacent 6a to congested strategic road links and also not having direct OXFORD TO rail links to the East Midlands. 6 CAMBRIDGE ARC

CARDIFF LONDON GATEWAY LONDON

BRISTOL 31 07 GREAT WESTERN CITIES 0 Corridor Number SOUTHAMPTON Item 6, Appendix (a)

Our Forward Programme We recognise that this analysis is just the starting point in developing our programme of work for Midlands Connect. The chart below shows the journey for Midlands Connect: our next steps are to identify which connections in the Midlands matter most, undertake research to understand the actual connectivity needs of the diverse business community across the Midlands, and identify and assess potential options. We intend to develop a preferred package of measures by January 2016.

Conditional Outputs - Jul 2014 Midlands socio-economic baseline, growth outlook & transport barriers to growth

Economic Impact Analysis - Apr 2015 Economic impact of improved strategic transport connections in the Midlands

Clarify specific connectivity challenges and objectives for key corridors and Objectives for Corridors & Hubs - Jul 2015 economic hubs in the Midlands

Targeted research to better understand connectivity needs of different business sectors Business and Logistics Research - Jul 2015 across the Midlands, to include business services, manufacturing and logistics

What transport solutions will deliver these strategic connections? Option Generation & Appraisal - Sep 2015 To include scheme development and appraisal.

Midlands Connect Proposal: Preferred Transport Priorities Preferred Package & Funding - Jan 2016 for the Midlands clearly defining the economic ‘prize’ on offer

During 2016 and 2017, we will be using this evidence to directly influence the development of HS2 Growth Strategies, and the Route Study work for Highways England and Network Rail. This will ensure that we develop a truly multi-modal approach, which will provide effective choices for travel between our towns and cities, and enable the Midlands to fully meet its role as the UK’s central powerhouse.

Midlands Connect Programme e: [email protected] t: 0121 2147251

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Executive Board Meeting 22th June 2015

Review into Housing Delivery

Summary

This report updates the Executive Board on work to take forward and EMC review into housing delivery in the East Midlands led by Cllr Chris Millar, and seeks views from Members on a number of key emerging issues.

Recommendations

Members of Executive Board are invited to:

. Note progress on the review to date; and . Respond to the key questions set out in section 4 of this report.

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1. Introduction

1.1 The last meeting of the Executive Board agreed to take forward a review of housing delivery in the East Midlands to be led by Cllr Chris Millar. The Review would look at all forms of housing delivery, highlight areas of good practice, and set out a limited set of recommendations aimed at Government, councils, and housing providers.

2. Progress to date

2.1 A steering group has been convened to oversee the work, chaired by Cllr Chris Millar and comprising council officers from each county area along with representatives of the National Housing Federation.

2.2 The steering group met on the 19th May 2015 and agreed a framework for the review set out below.

Synopsis Housing is fundamental to the health of our society and local economies. The East Midlands has traditionally made a higher than proportionate contribution to the nation’s housing supply. Yet the gap between housing need and the ability to pay and the price and availability of new housing stock across the East Midlands has widened in recent years.

Councils and housing providers in the East Midlands have developed a number of innovative initiatives designed to mitigate the situation. There is scope to disseminate this best practice more widely. There are also a range of actions that Government could take which would improve the ability of local partners to meet housing need.

Section 1: Our Housing Challenge Technical section setting out the scale of need across the EM, components of household growth, the growing gap between housing prices, rents and incomes and the pattern of delivery of both market and social housing over recent years. It would be useful to include some commentary on the impact of welfare reform on the ability to access rented housing and also on the quality of existing housing stock across all sectors.

Section 2: Key Issues for the East Midlands For each topic highlighted below, the intention would be to set out the nature of the challenge for the East Midlands, one or more example of best practice, followed by a recommendations that would increase delivery aimed at both local partners and Government.

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. Planning across housing markets

. Rural Housing Delivery

. Housing and regeneration in urban areas

. New and expanded settlements

. Affordable Housing Delivery

. Managing the impact of welfare reform

. Infrastructure delivery

. Construction skills and materials

2.3 To inform Section 1 of the review, it is proposed to let a small research contract bring together available information and evidence on the state of housing markets across the East Midlands from the perspective of both supply and demand issues. This would be funded by contributions from the National Housing Federation and individual member housing associations. Discussions are ongoing but it is hoped to be in a position to progress this work shortly

2.4 A key element informing Section 2 will be examples of good practice from a across the East Midlands which could be more widely deployed. Steve Atkinson, Chief Executive of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council very kindly wrote to all district councils on behalf of EMC to request information - and this has already resulted in a number of very helpful contributions.

2.5 In terms of timescales it is proposed to produce an interim report consideration at EMC AGM at the end of July 2015, and a final report by autumn of 2015.

3. Government Policy

3.1 The new Government has made a number of key manifesto commitments on housing delivery which are now being taken forward, including:

. Extending the current ‘help to buy’ scheme to 2020 . Extending the ‘right to buy’ to tenants of housing associations . Building 200,000 new homes at a 20% discount for first time buyers under the age of 40 by 2020 . Building 10,000 new homes at below market rent by 2020 . Delivery of a total of 250,000 new home per year by 2020

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3.2 These commitments will help to provide the national policy context for taking forward the review.

4. Questions for the Executive Board

4.1 In taking forward the review, it would be useful to seek the views of the members of the Executive Board on the following key issues:

. What might be the impact of extending the ‘right to buy’ to housing association tenants be on the availability of affordable housing in your area?

. To what extent will the provision of discounted ‘starter homes’ for people under the age of 40 address un-met housing need within your area?

. To what extent is infrastructure still a barrier to the delivery of strategic urban extensions - and will the rollout of the Community Infrastructure Levy help unlock such sites?

. Aside from more money, what would be the most effect thing the Government could do to help councils increase housing delivery?

5. Recommendations

5.1 Members of the Executive Board are invited to:

. Note progress on the review to date; and . Respond to the key questions set out in section 4 of this report.

Cllr Chris Millar Chair of Housing Review Steering Group

Andrew Pritchard Director of Policy & Infrastructure

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Executive Board Meeting 22th June 2015

Report of Management Group

Summary

EMC Management Group met on 5th June 2015. The following report summarises the main issues considered and agreed by Management Group, specifically: a) Draft EMC Annual Accounts b) Budget Monitoring c) Performance Management All papers are available on the EMC website or on request to the Executive Director or Corporate Governance Manager.

Recommendations

The Executive Board is invited by the Management Group to: . Note the draft financial position for the financial year ending 31st March 2015 with a deficit of £30,937. . Note that reserves stand at £884,775 as at 31st march 2015 with earmarked reserves of £75,000 for pension deficit in 2015/16. . Note the financial position as part of the budget monitoring ending 30th May 2015 and the associated outturn to 31st March 2015. . Note the agreed key performance indicators.

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1. Introduction

1.1 This following suite of papers invites provides Members of the Executive Board with an update of the key issues considered by Management Group at its meeting on 5th June 2015, specifically:

Draft EMC Annual Accounts 2014/15. (Paper 1)

Budget Monitoring 2015/16. (Paper 2)

Performance Management – Key Performance Indicators (Paper 3)

1.2 All papers are available on the EMC website at, including additional papers on corporate governance, http://www.emcouncils.gov.uk/write/EMC_Management_Group_Papers_050615.pdf or on request to the Executive Director.

2. Recommendations

2.1 The Executive Board is invited by the Management Group to: a) Note the draft financial position for the financial year ending 31st March 2015 with a deficit of £30,937. b) Note that reserves stand at £884,775 as at 31st march 2015 with earmarked reserves of £75,000 for pension deficit in 2015/16. c) Note the financial position as part of the budget monitoring ending 30th May 2015 and the associated outturn to 31st March 2015. d) Note the agreed key performance indicators.

Cllr Martin Hill OBE Chairman EMC Management Group

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Draft EMC Annual Accounts Financial Report for Year Ending 31st March 2015

Summary

This report presents the DRAFT Annual Accounts for the financial year 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015.

These accounts will be consolidated within those of EMC’s accountable body for that period (Nottingham City Council) and may be subject to change. Any significant change will be reported to the Executive Board meeting in June.

Recommendation

Members of the Executive Board Group are invited to:

. Note the financial position for the financial year ending 31st March 2015 with a deficit of £30,937. . Note that reserves stand at £884,775 as at 31st March 2015 (including earmarked reserves of £320,000).

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1. Key Points

1.1 The attached statement provides details of the draft financial position for the year ending 31st March 2014 showing a financial deficit of £30,937 this is set against a balanced budget.

1.2 Following a number of years when EMC achieved a budget surplus each year, a number of time limited grants had either been reduced or ceased prior to 2014/15 the most significant of which is the EM RIEP funding. This led Management Group to determine a budget strategy based on achieving a balanced budget in forthcoming years.

1.3 In approving the 2014/15 budget, Members accepted that achieving a balanced budget in year 1 would be very challenging, especially given that costs, particularly staffing, would be based on the level of the work programme started in, or before, 2013/14, and therefore securing in-year savings becomes more challenging.

1.4 The columns show the original budgets, together with the actual outturn position as at 31st March 2015.

1.5 An explanation of the main variances, budget against actual outturn is contained within the report.

2. Financial Report Year Ended 31st March 2015

2.1 The financial statement, attached as appendix 6.2(a), details the draft financial position for the year ended 31st March 2014 of £30,937 deficit.

2.2 The accounts of East Midlands Council’s for the financial year 2014/15 will be consolidated within those of the accountable body for that period, Nottingham City Council, who will produce the formal Statement of Accounts that will be subject to external audit by KPMG. Any significant change will be reported to the Executive Board in June.

3. Income (Notes 1 – 3)

3.1 The 2014/15 income budget was £963,500; actual income was £1,018,138 (increase of £54,600). This was due to additional net grant income of £33,000 being secured, together with subscription income of £50,000, that offset the reduction (£28,600) in other income streams, specifically traded income.

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4. Expenditure (Notes 4-7)

4.1 Staff Costs (Note 4)

This budget was £32,000 overspent against the original budget of £770,400. This includes £61,000 which is funded externally for secondment opportunities, for which neither the income nor the expenditure was included in the original budget, which overall shows an underspend of £29,000.

4.2 Other Costs (Note 5, 6 & 7)

. This includes premises and general organisational running costs. . These budgets taken together are £53,200 overspent at year end predominantly due to the costs of office moves and the ICT refresh.

5. Pensions

5.1 In moving accountable body, EMC has become part of the Nottinghamshire Pension Fund. The EMC sub-fund is a new scheme within Nottinghamshire and was fully funded at point of transfer.

5.2 The actuarial review confirmed a pension deficit of £835,000 in 2013 on an on-going basis. EMC made a commitment to reduce the pension deficit over 3 years that was agreed by Leicestershire County Council and other upper-tier councils. Executive Board agreed that payments would be made on the following basis, subject to annual review: . an initial 10% payment (£83,500) for 2013/14 followed by two further payments of at least 10% of the remaining deficit for the following years; specifically . £75,200 for 2014/15; . £75,000 for 2015/16.

6. Reserves and Liabilities

6.1 As at 31st March 2015 our current level of reserve is £1,135,100 against which £144,400 was earmarked reserves for the remaining project spend of RIEP and £75,000 due to LCC with regard to EMC’s commitment to reduce the pension deficit (as per 5.2)

6.2 The table below shows the level of EMC Reserves:

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Reserves £ Reserves as at 31st March 2014 1,135,112

2014/15 transactions

Utilisation of RIEP Reserve -114,400 Office Moves / ICT Refresh -30,000 Pension Payment to LCC -75,000

Reserves As at 31.3. 2014 £915,712

Deficit for the year 2014/15 -30,937 BALANCE AVAILABLE £884,775

Allocated on the following basis

General Reserve £524,775 Staffing Reserve £300,000 Equipment Reserve £60,000 TOTAL £884,775

7. Recommendation

Members of the Executive Board are invited to:

7.1 Note the draft financial position for the financial year ending 31st March 2015 with a deficit of £30,937.

7.2 Note that reserves stand at £884,775 as at 31st March 2015 with earmarked reserves of £75,000 for pension deficit in 2015/16.

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2014/15 ACTUAL VARIATION BUDGET SUMMARY - East Midlands Councils BUDGET

INCOME Note

Grants 1 342,000 375,344 33,344 Subscriptions 2 258,000 307,948 49,948 Other Income 3 363,500 334,846 (28,654)

TOTAL INCOME 963,500 1,018,138 54,638

EXPENDITURE

Staff Costs 4 770,400 802,739 (32,339) Member Allowances 5 20,000 19,517 483 Direct Costs 6 83,500 130,996 (47,496) Overhead Costs 7 89,600 95,823 (6,223)

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 963,500 1,049,075 (85,575)

OPERATIONAL SURPLUS 0 (30,937) (30,937)

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Budget Monitoring Report Period - April to May 2015

Summary

This report presents the accounts for the period 1st April 2015 to 31st May 2015.

This is the first set of management accounts for 2015/16 continuing the format originated against the core budget heads, in much the same way as for 2014/15, specifically: Core Services, Contracts and Grants, Consultancy, Member Learning and Development, Fee Paying Events and Services.

Recommendation

Members of the Management Group are invited to:

. Note the actual financial position for the period ended 30th May 2015 and the associated forecast outturn to 31st March 2015.

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1. Key Points

1.1 A balanced budget was agreed for 2015/16. To achieve this, a number of challenging targets around proposals for savings and income generation have been set. On the spending side, there is a reduction in expenditure of around £150,000, predominantly through the implementation of the staffing review, which will save around £134,000 in a full year.

1.2 On the income side, the level of earned income has been set slightly higher than 2014/15. There have been a number of grants which have been reduced or come to an end and so there is an expectation to find £97,000 of additional or new grants.

1.3 This report shows the progress made so far for each of these targets. The deficit forecast to March 2016 includes only ‘banked’ or ‘committed’ savings and/or additional income at this stage, work continues in identifying and achieving further savings. Each subsequent budget monitoring report should show a reducing projected deficit. In this way, Management Group can monitor the progress made in achieving the targets and make timely contingency arrangements if necessary.

2. Staffing

2.1 The EMC Staffing Review has concluded that four posts will become redundant during 2015/16. This will be implemented as follows: . 1 senior post and 1 more junior post are redundant and both post- holders left at the end of April and May respectively. . 1 member of staff has acquired alternative employment and is due to leave at the end of May. . 1 member of staff will be taking redundancy and is serving their notice period. . 1 member of staff, who was working on a secondment for a local authority, is now employed by that local authority. This doesn’t equate to a saving for EMC as the staffing costs were recharged to the local authority.

2.2 Clearly, savings have been identified, but not all of these have a full year effect and the shortfall is £24,000 which will have to be found from additional savings elsewhere. This shortfall is spread across the cost centres.

3. Financial Report Year Period Ending 30th June 2014

3.1 The financial statement, attached as Appendices 6.3 (a-f), details the summary financial position for the period ended 31st May 2015 and gives a forecast for the outturn as at 31st March 2016.

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3.2 It should be remembered that the staffing budgets allocated to each cost centre was set before the staffing review commenced. Each budget includes a notional reduction to take into account the savings required, now that the staffing review is near completion, the staffing budget will be re-aligned to individual cost centres on the basis of the review and this will be shown in future reports.

3.3 Corporate staff and other costs are allocated on an agreed percentage basis across all the 5 key areas of work. The corporate staff costs have been assimilated into the staffing costs for each cost centre and the other corporate costs (rent, service level agreements, etc) are shown as overhead costs.

4. Core Services – appendix 6(b)

4.1 This includes all activity funded by member subscriptions including lobbying and policy.

4.2 All subscription invoices have been sent out and are accounted for within the total income.

4.3 All expenditure is being actively managed.

5. Contract and Grants – appendix 6(c)

5.1 This includes the migration contract, ERDF project and climate change activity funded by grant. The balance of EU funded project is also included.

5.2 This area of work is forecast to deliver a surplus of almost £59,000 within the balanced budget. There is within this, however, a requirement to secure additional grants to the value of £97,000, so far £52,000 has been identified, relating to Planning Advisory Service and HS2.

6. Members Learning and Development – appendix 6(d)

6.1 This includes the low cost CPD for members, member development charter and member development events together with the member development skills programme.

6.2 Whilst the income target of £34,150 has been forecast to be achieved and income so far of £7,705 already exceeds the profiled budget, which is encouraging, but, like all budget areas, this will continue to be monitored closely.

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6.3 Work will be done over the coming months to ensure that all member learning and development is targeted at need, especially following the local elections, to support new councillors.

7. Consultancy- appendix 6(e)

7.1 This includes all Learning and Development, HR and planning consultancy work undertaken on behalf of members.

7.2 This area of work is forecast to deliver a surplus of almost £8,000. A challenging income target of £218,000 includes £98,000 income from secondments. As mentioned in 2.1, above, one of our full time secondees has been appointed by the local authority he was seconded to so the income figure will be short by £30,000. However, there will be a corresponding reduction in expenditure.

7.3 Other consultancy income totals £120,000 and though the income achieved so far is only £1,404, this is because invoices for consultancy work are due to be raised in June. Nevertheless, the total income committed for the financial year as at the end of May is £85,500.

8. Fee paying events and services – appendix 6(f)

8.1 This includes the CPD programmes for officers in Environmental health and Planning together with HR and learning and development and planning and policy events.

8.2 This area of work is forecast to deliver a surplus of just over £17,000. Whilst income achieved so far of £42,000 exceeds the profiled budget, which is encouraging but, like all budget areas, this will continue to be monitored closely.

9. Reserves and Liabilities

9.1 As at the beginning of the financial year 2015/2016 our current level of reserve was £884,775 allocated as below: . £300,000 to an earmarked reserve for staffing liabilities (except pension liabilities). . £60,000 to an earmarked reserve for renewals. . £524,775 to an unallocated reserve to manage unforeseen financial events

9.2 This money will be invested on EMC’s behalf by our accountable body according to their investment policies with any interest being allocated back to EMC.

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9.3 EMC will draw on the earmarked reserve for staffing liabilities during 2015/16 for the costs of implementing the staffing review. This will include redundancy payments and payments in lieu of notice. The total cost will be reported in the next budget monitoring report at the September Management Group meeting.

9.4 EMC made a commitment to reduce the pension deficit which was left with LCC following the transfer of accountable body to Nottingham City over 3 years. The final payment of £75,000 will be made in 2015/16.

10. Recommendation

Members of the Executive Board Group are invited to:

10.1 Note the actual financial position for the period ended 31st May 2015 and the associated forecast outturn to 31st March 2016.

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Approved Profiled Budget Budget Actual to Forecast to EMC 2015/16 2015/16 May 2015 March 2016 Variance £ £ £ £ £ Income Subscriptions 255,200 255,200 254,225 255,200 0 Grants – Committed 188,500 31,416 27,000 188,500 0 Grants - New 97,000 16,167 0 52,000 -45,000 Earned Income 300,500 50,083 51,159 265,000 -34,500 Secondments 98,900 16,483 5,442 68,900 -30,000 Sponsorship 10,000 1,667 0 0 -10,000

Total 950,100 371,016 337,826 830,600 -119,500

Staffing 671,700 111,950 126,368 665,700 -6,000 Members Allowances 22,500 3,750 3,750 22,500 0 Premises 30,000 5,000 5,000 30,000 0 Service Level Agreements 35,500 15,000 14,979 35,500 0 Other Direct Costs 190,400 31,733 27,421 65,600 0

Total 950,100 167,433 177,518 944,100 -6,000

Surplus/-Deficit 0 203,583 160,308 -113,500 -113,500

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Approved Profiled Actual to Corporate and Core Budget Budget End of May Forecast to Services 2015/16 2015/16 2015 March 2016 Variance £ £ £ £ £ Income Subscriptions 255,200 255,200 254,225 255,200 0 Sponsorship 5,000 833 0 0 -5,000 Interest 3,000 500 0 3,000 0

Total 263,200 256,533 254,225 258,200 -5,000

Staffing 216,950 36,158 44,663 224,950 8,000 Members Allowances 22,500 3,750 3,750 22,500 0 Premises 30,000 5,000 5,000 30,000 0 Service Level Agreements 35,500 15,000 14,979 35,500 0 Other Direct Costs 65,600 5,467 3,273 65,600 0 Overhead Costs 23,450 3,912 3,912 23,450 0 Recharged to Cost Centres -97,800 -97,800

Total 296,200 52,987 75,577 304,200 8,000

Surplus/-Deficit -33,000 203,546 178,648 -46,000 -13,000

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Approved Profiled Actual Budget Budget spend to Forecast to Contracts & Grants 2015/16 2015/16 May 2015 March 2016 Variance £ £ £ £ £

Income Climate change 66,000 11,000 27,000 66,000 0 Migration 84,500 14,083 0 84,500 0 ERDF 33,000 5,500 0 33,000 0 EU Project 5,000 833 0 5,000 0 New Grants 97,000 16,167 0 52,000 -45,000 Total 285,500 47,583 27,000 240,500 -45,000

Expenditure Staffing 142,400 28,608 32,545 177,650 6,000 Direct costs 26,500 4,417 3,085 26,500 0 Overhead costs 28,350 4,727 4,727 28,350 0

Total 197,250 37,752 40,357 232,500 6,000

Surplus/-Deficit 88,250 9,831 -13,357 8,000 -51,000

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Approved Profiled Forecast Member Budget Budget Actual to to March Development 2015/16 2015/16 May 2015 2016 Variance £ £ £ £ £ Income Development 34,150 5,692 7,705 34,150 0 Sponsorship 5,000 833 0 0 -5,000

Total 39,150 6,525 7.705 34,150 -5,000

Expenditure Staffing 69,650 11,608 13,259 71,650 2,000 Direct costs 10,000 1,667 603 10,000 0 Overhead costs 10,760 1,793 1,793 10,760 0

Total 90,410 15,068 15,655 92,410 2,000

Surplus/-Deficit -51,260 -24,053 -7,950 -58,260 7,000

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Approved Profiled Budget Budget Actual to Forecast to Consultancy 2015/16 2015/16 May 2015 March 2016 Variance £ £ £ £ £ Income Earned Income 120,000 20,000 1,404 85,500 -34,500 Secondments 98,900 16,483 5,442 68,900 -30,000

Total 218,900 36,483 6,846 154,400 -64,500

Expenditure Staffing 157,300 26,217 25,346 133,300 -24,000 Direct costs 27,250 4,542 1,439 27,250 0 Overhead costs 26,400 4,400 4,400 26,400 0

Total 210,950 35,159 31,185 186,950 -24,000

Surplus/-Deficit 7,950 1,324 -24,339 -32,550 -40,500

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Approved Profiled Fee Paying Budget Budget Actual to Forecast to Events/Services 2015/16 2015/16 May 2015 March 2016 Variance £ £ £ £ £

Income 143,350 23,892 42,050 143,350 0

Total 143,350 23,892 42,050 143,350 0

Expenditure Staffing 56,150 9,358 10,555 58,150 2,000 Direct costs 61,050 10,175 2,722 61,050 0 Overhead costs 8,800 1,467 1,467 8,800 0

Total 126,000 21,000 14,744 128,000 2,000

Surplus/-Deficit 17,350 2,892 27,306 15,350 2,000

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1. Pillar 1: All-Member Organisation

Key Performance Indicators Financial Year 2015/16 2015/2016 Financial Financial Financial Financial Progress Percentage Year Year Year Year Attendance a) To increase attendance at 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 meetings of East Midlands East Midlands 58% 57% 55% Councils, Regional Councils Employers’ Board, Strategic Executive Board 74% 65% 63% Migration Board and Improvement and Management Group 75% 79% 68% Transformation Board from 2014/15 levels. Regional Employers’ 55% 67% 60% Board b) To secure at least 80% Strategic Migration 63% 81% 64% attendance at EMC Partnership Board Executive Board and Regional Management Group Improvement and 46% 57% 50%

Transformation Board

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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c) To maintain levels of council Leicester City Council has not withdrawn its notice and so are no longer in membership of membership of EMC (44 EMC [wef 31st March 2015]. councils, as at 1st April 2014). South Holland District Council has submitted notice, wef from 31st March 2016. d) To undertake an annual It is proposed to undertake this review in Q1 2015/16, in part, to engage with the new satisfaction survey of member membership.

councils on the provision of direct support services. e) To increase by 5% (£42,000) the level of annual savings secured for councils as a result

from membership and access to EMC support and services [baseline 2014/15 £843,978]. f) Provide direct membership Baseline Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 benefits to councils through 2014/2015 increasing by 10% the number of councillors participating in:

. Regional Programme of 234 0 Briefing Events . Member Development Skills 192 0 Workshop g) Provide direct membership Baseline Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 benefits to councils through 2014/2015

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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2. Pillar 2: Policy Development

Key Performance Indicators Financial Year 2015/16 Progress 2015/2016

a) Establish an effective relationship and A joint programme of work to be agreed with Co-Chairs of EM APPG. joint approach between councillors, MPs, MEPs and other partners, Meeting arranged for June 2015 through: . Holding at least 3 joint events and/or summits. . The agreement of joint priorities as the basis for collective work.

b) Develop a portfolio of agreed policy Policy positions informed by reviews and/or responses to national positions on issues as identified in the proposals. Business Plan, e.g. Housing, Health, Draft housing review to be considered by AGM in July 2015

Economic Growth and Infrastructure, EU funding.

c) To make demonstrable progress in delivering the recommendations of agreed regional reviews:

. Migration . Health . Flooding

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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d) To support councils in undertaking their • Agreement to second staff resource to support the delivery of PAS statutory roles as local planning activities across the Midlands.

authorities, working closely with the LGAs Planning Advisory Service

3. Pillar 3: Collective Work and Lobbying

Key Performance Indicators 2015/2016 Financial Year 2015/16 Progress

a) Working with LEPs and local councils to: . Secure the implementation of the five agreed infrastructure priorities for 2015/16. . Develop a shared long term

developed through ‘Midlands Connect’ . Secure increased UK and EU financial support for projects that will boost economic growth and competitiveness b) Provide strategic political leadership for . The East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board met on 8th April 2015 and the implementation of HS2 through agreed the basis for an ‘Initial Connectivity Plan’ for Toton to be support for: completed by July 2015. . The EM HS2 Strategic Board and . HS2 East met on the 10th April 2015 and agreed measures aimed associated groups; and at expediting a decision to progress HS2 Eastern Leg by the new . The HS2 East Partnership Government.

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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c) Secure Parliamentary debate on securing additional investment into the East

Midlands.

4. Pillar 4: Improve Communication

Key Performance Indicators 2014/2015 Financial Year 2015/16 Progress a) To provide EMC Councillors with a weekly policy brief and monitor feedback on a 3 month basis. b) To provide monthly MP and MEP policy brief and monitor feedback on a 3 month basis.

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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c) To improve the effectiveness of the EMC Baseline Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 th website as measured by (from 2015/16 2014/2015 (up to 29 levels): May 2015) . 10% increase in website ‘hits’. . 10% increase in pages per visit 32,997 5,702 . 10% increase in average time on site 2.43 2.20 . 10% reduction in the bounce rate 1min, 46 secs 1min, 37secs 30.62% 34.43% d) To increase by 50% the number of followers of EMC Twitter account [Baseline 357 followers as at 29th May 2015 330 on 1st April 2015, target 497 followers].

5. People Management

Key Performance Indicators Financial Year 2014/15 Progress 2014/2015

a) Maintain staff sickness rate at less Q1 (Up to that 6 days per full time equivalent Q2 Q3 Q4 Culm 29th May (public sector average 9.6 days, 2015) local government average 10.3 With L/T* Sick days; EMC baseline [2014/5]; 7.3 0.07 days with L/T sick, 1.5 days without Without L/T* Sick 0.07 LT sick). * L/T = long term.

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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b) Wherever possible, to meet all staff All staff development interviews will be completed by the end of the financial learning and development needs, as year. Discussions on-going with accountable body to provide EMC staff with

identified by annual Staff improved training and development opportunities. Development Interviews (SDIs).

6. Membership Service Standards

Key Performance Indicators Financial Year 2014/15 Progress 2014/2015 a) To respond and fully answer 95% of 3 advice requests were fully answered within 2 working days in advice requests from member councils Quarter 1 up to 22 May 2015. This represents 100% of advice within 2 working days. requests.

Progress in Achieving Objective

Activity successfully completed

Activity on target for completion

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Regional Employers’ Board Report

Summary

This paper updates Members on current issues relating to local authorities as employers.

Recommendations

Members of the Executive Board are invited to: . Note this report. . To provide comments and feedback on the employment issues identified within the report to inform EMC’s input to future Employers’ meetings at Regional, National and European level.

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1. Introduction

1.1 The Regional Employers’ Board leads the development of employment issues and it forms the Employer’s side of the Regional Joint Council. East Midlands Councils (EMC) through its role as the region’s Employers Organisation, has the responsibility of supporting employment relations through the operation of the Regional Joint Council. This report updates members on progress and work of the Board to date.

2. Employers’ Board and Regional Joint Council Meeting

2.1 The Employers’ Board met on 10th June 1015 and considered latest developments on employment matters. Members wanted to see greater progress in addressing issues relating to the integration of the workforce for health and social care. Recruitment and retention into certain posts, eg planning officers, was also highlighted.

2.2 The Regional Joint Council meeting took place on 10th June 2015 and received an excellent presentation from Cllr Andy Botham and Toni Compai, HR Director of Derbyshire County Council, who outlined their approach and experience of implementing the living wage. The presentation prompted discussion on issues such as the impact on pay differentials, communicating the rationale both within and outside of the Council, the joint approach with trade unions, monitoring cost/impact and legal difficulties preventing authorities from requiring contractors and third party providers to pay the living wage.

3. European Investment Plan – Public Services Summit

3.1 The Board agreed that a priority is to maximise the benefits of EMC’s membership of CEEP UK, which represents the interests of public sector employers at European level negotiations through its role in CEEP, which is a social dialogue partner. My appointment as President of CEEP UK and Vice- President of CEEP has been particularly helpful in increasing the opportunities to influence developments at European level.

3.2 A recent example was being invited to speak at the Public Services Summit held on 20th and 21st May, which focussed on the EC’s Investment Plan to support growth and sustainable employment. A copy of the agenda and the speech given is attached at Appendix 8(a) and 8(b) respectively.

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3.3 In speaking at the Summit, my perspectives were shared on “Sustainable Employment”, drawing on experiences of Corby to illustrate the impact of investment policies on growth, economic development and employment.

3.4 The Summit gave an opportunity to express concern about the decline of public sector employment and the apparent de-valuing of the public sector in general in the face of austerity policies. It enabled a view to be put forward in support to be shown for recovery policies at the EU level through the Investment Plan and to promote investment in Public Services as a vehicle to achieve growth and sustainable employment in roles that are central to society as a whole, eg within caring, elderly services and green economy sectors.

4. National Employment Developments

4.1 National Bargaining

4.1.1 As part of the agreement reached with trades unions for the pay award for the local government services pay award for 2014-16, a review is taking place of wider aspects of national terms and conditions. East Midlands Councils attended a seminar with other regional employers’ organisations and national unions and negotiators as a starting point for the review. There were a number of areas of common ground and the aim is to ensure that national bargaining remains relevant and supports the future requirements of local government.

4.1.2 The trade union side of the NJC for local government services (covering the majority of local government staff) have submitted their pay claim for 2016-17. The claim is for a deletion of all pay points below the UK Living Wage and a flat rate increase of £1 per hour on all other pay points. It also asserts retention and protection of Part 2 terms and conditions (the core national terms) and seeks fair treatment for school support staff through a joint review of term time working.

4.1.3 East Midlands Councils will host a meeting in the Autumn to enable local authorities in the region to inform national negotiations on the pay claim.

5. Recommendations

Members of the Executive Board are invited to:

5.1 Note the contents of the report.

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5.2 Provide comments and feedback on the key employment issues identified above to inform EMC’s input to future Employers’ meetings at regional, national and European level.

Cllr Tom Beattie Chairman Regional Employers’ Board

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Public Services Summit Brussels, 20 May 2015

SPEECH BY TOM BEATTIE

Dear Vice-president Katainen, (if still present)

Dear colleague panelists,

Ladies, Gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure for me to be here and to be able to present you Public

Services Employers perspectives on what should be Sustainable “Employment”.

Corby is a medium sized town of 65,000 people located in the heart of England.

Corby was initially a small village which grew rapidly with the discovery of iron ore and the development of steel making.

However, in the 70’s and in the 80’s, as with many other British towns and cities, Corby had to face an unprecedented deindustrialization in the area, with the phasing-out by the government of Corby’s steel activities and their relocation on more coastal sites.

In Corby, those policy choices lead, by 1981, to 5,000 jobs being lost directly from British Steel, and further cuts in other companies that served the steel

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indistry took the total to 11,000 jobs lost, boosting the unemployment rate in the town to over 30%.

Since then we have we faced the difficult challenge of redeveloping and regenerating the town and its region and have successfully brought unemployment down to a level closer to the national average.

We achieved those results thanks to a carefully-planned investment policy led for the most part by the public sector, and which attracted back private investors and manufacturing companies.

The region is growing again, with the development of large housing projects, the construction of educational, leisure and business premises, as well as investment in infrastructure to support the economic re-development.

Public workers were essential to this regeneration, and they can only do their job efficiently when local authorities, public agencies are empowered and valued.

While in Corby, investments in public services helped to “fix the economy”, I have the feeling that, at least at the British level, we are going backwards when it comes to the perception of the added value of public jobs. We have witnessed in recent years cuts in public spending which led to large scale job losses. Since 2010, nearly 550.000 public sector jobs were lost.

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This had detrimental impacts on people’s quality of life, with vital services being either scaled back or lost. Libraries, leisure centres, road maintenance and many other services continue to buckle under the strain of cuts and the ever-rising cost of caring for our growing elderly population.

In the UK, austerity was not necessary to avoid a meltdown. Austerity was a policy choice made, emphasizing small government and less spending instead of a more expansive welfare state with more public sector employment.

From my perspective, economic choices focused on austerity should not be part of our recovery policy at the EU level. The Investment Plan shows that new mechanism are possible at EU level, and EU institutions can also promote investment policies when Member States fail to do so.

As Vice-president of CEEP, an organisation which has a track-record on promoting investment in Public Services, we believe in the potential of

Investment in public services as a means to create jobs.

Public services’ employers can create jobs valuable for the society as a whole.

Later this year, the international climate conference – COP-21 – will be held in

Paris to tackle climate change. At their scale, public services’ providers can contribute, by highlighting the added value of green jobs, which contributes to reduce resource consumption and the impact on the environment.

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There is a tremendous potential for these jobs in public services, especially for young people given the very high levels of youth unemployment. The Public

Services Summit is an occasion to re-state the commitment of public services’ employers to create such jobs in our sectors of activity, such as city and town planning, transport, waste management and energy.

Another important example of sustainable jobs in public services lies in the caring sector and the silver economy. These jobs are much needed to improve labour market participation and tackle demographic ageing, in a situation of public debt deleveraging.

Adaptation to an ageing society also requires increased independence and social inclusion. Achieving this goal could be greatly facilitated by better connection with peers, carers, employers and medical professionals..

Nevertheless, despite the positive outcomes of social investment on society as a whole, the importance of this kind of investment is, in my view, not emphasised enough in the Investment initiative from the Commission.

Beyond this initiative, we hope that the important role of public investment will be recognised in all EU countries. Direct public financing leads to more efficient management by the public authorities, economies of scale and better quality at national level. In that regard, I really look forward to tomorrow’s panel

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PUBLIC SERVICES SUMMIT 2015 Re-investing in Europe: Investing in Public Services

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Since its arrival, Jean-Claude Juncker and the new European Commission changed the focus of actions. One of the key measures of the Commission’s five-year term is the Investment Plan, which should aim at mobilising €315bln in the next 3 years. Now discussed at the European Parliament, the Investment Plan should give a new impetus to Europe’s growth potential by focusing on well-targeted and efficient

13:00 – 14:00 REGISTRATION

14:00 – 14:15 OPENING REMARKS BY THE HOSTING ORGANISATION by Cveto STANTIČ, Vice-President of the EESC Employers’ Group

14:15 – 14:30 WELCOME ADDRESS by Hans-Joachim RECK, CEEP President

14:30 – 15:45 INVESTING IN PUBLIC SERVICES, CREATING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH The Investment Plan of the European Commission intends to get past the economic crisis, by taking decisive steps towards meeting the long-term needs of the economy. Public services contribute to growth and to the swift of paradigm underway. During this opening panel, speakers will present the case for investments in public services, able to support the transition to a more sustainable growth.

KEYNOTE SPEECH by Jyrki KATAINEN, European Commission VP for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Panel discussion with: Dominique DE CRAYENCOUR, Secretary General European Long Term Investors Association (ELTI) and Long Term Investors Club (LTIC) Constance KANN, Director Corporate Responsibility and Communication at the European Investment Bank Philippe LEGRAIN, Senior Visiting Fellow LSE European Institute Milena ANGELOVA, Executive Vice-President of CEEP

Moderator: Katrina Sichel

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investments in key sectors of the European economy. The Public Services Summit will be the opportunity to discuss the Investment Plan, its range and its implementation, as well as to tackle the importance of sectoral investments in public services.

15:45 – 16:15 COFFEE BREAK

16:15 – 17:30 INVESTING IN PUBLIC SERVICES, CREATING SUSTAINABLE JOBS The Investment Plan will contribute to create jobs. However, many discussions are taking place on the figures concerning its impact on job creation. For public services employers and providers, job creation remains a key priority of the Plan. Panelists will discuss the issue, with a particular focus on how Social partners and Social dialogue can contribute to maximise the job creation potential of the Investment Plan and related EU policy actions.

KEYNOTE SPEECH BY Taneli LAHTI, Head of Cabinet of European Commission Vice-president Dombrovskis Panel discussion with: Bernadette SÉGOL, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation Steven TOBIN, Senior Economist at the ILO Research Department Per MOSSEBY, Head of department of digital development of SALAR. Tom BEATTIE, Executive Vice-President of CEEP

Moderator: Katrina Sichel

FROM 18:00 NETWORKING COCKTAIL at Park Side Brasserie (Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée, 24) www.restoparkside.be with a beer tasting of the Babylone, a beer made from recycled fresh bread and product of the circular economy.

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On top of discussing the political case for the Investment Plan, speakers will also present ‘real life examples’ on the importance of investments in infrastructures for the economic development and the competitiveness of the European Union.

9:00 – 10:30 INVESTING IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURES - PART I Among the priority sectors to be targeted by the Plan, physical infrastructures are in the front line. Backbone of the European construction, network infrastructures among which energy and transport, can support its economic goals, as well as connecting Member States. EU policy makers and leaders of public services will contribute to the discussion, aiming at presenting how well-targeted investments in those sectors can be a catalyst for growth and cohesion at the European, regional and territorial levels.

Panel discussion with: Libor LOCHMAN, Executive Director of CER Alain FLAUSCH, Secretary General of UITP Rui LOUREIRO, Chairman of Transportes de Lisboa António RAMALHO, Chairman of Infraestruturas de Portugal

Moderator: Daniela Vincenti (Editor-in-chief, Euractiv)

10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 11:45 INVESTING IN PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURES - PART II

Discussion with Dominique RISTORI, Director General of DG Energy (European Commission)

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11:45 – 13:00 INVESTING IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES TO MODERNISE PUBLIC SERVICES Europe is developing a connected Digital Single Market. However, a Digital Single Market will only become a reality if modernisation of the infrastructures is taking place. This discussion will allow speakers to present how investments in digital infrastructures can contribute to growth and lead to increased efficiency and effectiveness in public services, including public administration.

INTRODUCTION by Ms Anna KRZYŻANOWSKA, Head of Unit “Broadband” at DG CONNECT (European Commission) Panel discussion with: Laurent ZYLBERBERG, Director of Institutional, International and European Relations at Caisse des Dépôts Alessandro RUSSO, President of CAP Holding Group Wouter GEKIERE, Deputy Head for European Affairs at European Broadcasting Union Mattias ELHOLM, Marketing Manager at Kraftringen

Moderator: Daniela Vincenti (Editor-in-chief, Euractiv)

13:00 – 14:30 WALKING LUNCH

14:30 – 16:00 INVESTING IN SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES Education and training, health, research and development, information and communications technology, innovation and social housing are key social infrastructures in which the Investment Plan can make a contribution. Panelists will debate and present examples about the ‘economic case’ of investing in social infrastructures.

KEYNOTE SPEECH by Nicolas SCHMIT, Luxembourg Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy Panel discussion with: Ruth PASERMAN, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Thyssen (Commissioner fro Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility) Fausto FELLI, Chair of the Executive Board of Integrate Think Tank Bianka STEGE, Secretary General of EFEE Tjitte ALKEMA, Secretary General of HOSPEEM

Moderator: Daniela Vincenti (Editor-in-chief, Euractiv)

16:00 CONCLUDING REMARKS by Valeria RONZITTI, CEEP General Secretary

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Executive Board Meeting 22 June 2015

Regional Improvement and Transformation Board

Summary

The following reports provides Members of the Executive Board with an update on the work of Improvement and Transformation Board, with particular focus on the member development programme.

Recommendations

Members of the Executive Board are invited to note the report of the Improvement and Transformation Board.

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1. National Sector-led Improvement Programme

1.1 In January 2015, the LGA commenced a consultation process to inform its future approach to sector-led improvement. The consultation document was sent directly to Leaders and Chief Executives by covering email from Cllr Fleming and Carolyn Downs respectively. Responses were requested by Friday 13th March 2015 and the Board responded on behalf of EMC.

1.2 Informal feedback has suggested the response was well-received by the LGA and supportive in further informing its approach. Further developments and the likely future shape of the self-improvement offer will be reported to the future meeting of the Board.

2. Overview of 2014-15 Councillor Development Programme

2.1 The Councillor Development Programme was an important element of the 2014/15 Business Plan, and members have previously highlighted its importance for the future work of EMC.

2.2 To reflect this, key performance indicators were set by the Executive Board in relation to the delivery of the programme, specifically:

Provide direct membership benefits to councils through increasing by 10% the number of councillors participating in:

2013/14 2014/15 % Change

Regional programme 197 234 18% increase of briefing events

Member development 84 192 137% increase skills workshop

2.3 The diversification of the types of Councillor Development opportunities offered to Councillors in the East Midlands reflects the changing focus of EMC, with the introduction of wider summit events held within the region that had brought a broader audience from the wider public and private sector. The Councillor Development Programme includes the following key elements: . Policy influencing summits . Skills development sessions . Policy briefings events . All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) policy based events

2.4 Attendance across the programme has clearly surpassed the key performance indicators set, further successes experienced across the Programme have included:

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. 98% of respondents rated sessions Good to Excellent . Delivery of two high profile summits, which have brought Government Ministers and industry experts to the East Midlands . Delivered a valued Regional Programme of Briefing Events

2.5 There are areas of the programme that have been less successful that include: . Average attendance at the Regional Programme of Policy Briefing events has been lower than previous years. . Four skills development sessions were cancelled due to low numbers. . Engagement across all councils has not been consistent and there are a small number of authorities where there has been little participation in the programme.

2.6 Members are invited to encourage colleague councillors to participate in the programme, and sessions are increasingly being held in locations outside of Melton.

3. Delivering the 2015-16 Councillor Development Programme

3.1 In 2015-16 East Midlands Councils will offer a further expanded programme of Councillor Development, which will focus on supporting Councillors in the post-election period. The process of evaluating the 2014-15 programme has proved beneficial in identifying key considerations for the delivery of the future programme. a) Key themes for 2015-16 . Support Councillors in the Post-Election period, ensure that they are kept up to date on policy changes and associated impact on public services. . Increase engagement across all authorities, by ensuring all authorities in membership attend events within the programme. . Support to Councillors to enable understand different methods of service delivery and how other authorities are addressing the challenging financial settlement for local government. . Continue to support authorities with their charter journeys and help understand the links between Councillor Development and service improvement. . Ensure the programme complements and enhances local authorities own induction and member development programmes, and extend where further opportunities arise. b) Key Actions for the 2015-16 Programme . Review and improve how events in the programme are advertised to Councillors, improve how the benefits are communicated to ensure the content appears meaningful and relevant to councillors. . Make clear links to the intended audience of sessions within the programme, whether support options for new councillors, chairs, portfolio holders or open to all Councillors across the region.

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. Review how evaluation information is collected, particularly for the purpose of future marketing opportunities. c) Events on the 2015-16 Councillor Development Programme . East Midlands Councils has developed a comprehensive programme of development for Councillors throughout 2015-16, with initial focus on supporting Councils and Councillors in the post-election period. A copy of the programme can be found at Appendix 10(a). . EMC would welcome advice on the issues that should be considered for the remainder of the Member Development Programme.

4. Recommendation

4.1 Members of the Executive Board are invited to note the report of the Improvement and Transformation Board.

Cllr Roger Begy OBE Chairman Regional Improvement and Transformation Board

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East Midlands Councils (EMC) provides a comprehensive, value for money Councillor Development programme for member councils in the East Midlands that includes policy events on issues such as: Welfare Reform, skills development workshops and personal development planning for Councillors.

Key aspects of the support include;

• A programme of regional induction events • Skills workshops delivered at our to complement local authorities own headquarters or in your authority on areas induction programmes such as Chairing, Scrutiny and Media awareness • A tailored programme of policy briefing events for Councillors in the • The East Midlands Regional Councillor East Midlands. The first event in the Development Charter assessment and programme will provide initial analysis of support what the outcomes of the General Election will mean for policy affecting local • Councillor Development Network government • A Scrutiny Network for practitioners • A weekly briefing service with the latest digested news for local government • Personal Development Planning for Councillors

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Calendar of Events

Date Venue Civic Heads and Team Date Venue New Role as a Councillor Workshop 27 May 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray 14 July 2015 Kettering Borough Council A practical one day seminar for Civic Heads and members of their team, which will This workshop is aimed at new Councillors or Councillors new Time Cost explore the role of prospective Civic Heads, Mayoress, Consorts or Escorts, their Time Cost to roles in their authorities, the workshop will include: 10:00 - 16:30 £175 for EMC Members 18:00 - 20:30 £95 for EMC Members. Deputies and Civic Support Officers. Buy one get one free.  An understanding of the role of the Councillor in the Community  Making connections and understanding the context in which the Council works Date Venue Mentoring for Mentors and Mentees  Making relationships with Council Officers workell w 19 June 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray Two half day workshops for Councillors on Mentoring, this includes a session for  A policy and finance context, outlining current bills and recent acts and a link to resources Time Cost new Councillors looking to be mentored and experienced Councillors looking to 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members (each  An overview of support available to you locally, regionally and nationally to help 13:30 - 16:30 session). be a political mentor. 10:00 – 13:00 – For Councillors interested in having a Mentor new Councillors to stay ahead of the game! 13:30 – 16:30 – For Councillors interested in being a Mentor Date Venue Chairing and Facilitation Skills 16 September 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray Date Venue What the outcomes of the General Election mean for The workshop will explore what makes a `good` meeting, the skills of a good chair 24 June 2015 Pera, Melton Mowbray Local Government and Public Services Time Cost and why meetings sometimes fail to meet their objectives. The workshop will also 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members Time Cost The first event in the Regional Programme of Policy Briefing events for Councillors, provide Councillors with an opportunity to learn and practice the basic tools and 10:00 - 13:00 Free for members of the techniques of facilitation. Regional Programme of Policy it will provide initial analysis of what the outcomes of the General Election will events. mean for policy affecting local government and the public sector. Date Venue Scrutiny and Effective Challenge 17 September 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray Date Venue New Role as a Councillor Workshop This workshop is aimed at all Councillors who wish to develop knowledge 24 June 2015 Pera, Melton Mowbray Time Cost and skills in the role and powers of scrutiny and the importance of effective This workshop is aimed at new Councillors or Councillors new 13:00 - 16:00 £95 for EMC Members Time Cost to roles in their authorities, the workshop will include: questioning skills and monitoring. 13:30 - 16:30 £95 for EMC Members. Buy one get one free.  An understanding of the role of the Councillor in the Community  Making connections and understanding the context in which the Council works Date Venue Key Policy Issues for Local Government 23 September 2015 Melton Borough Council  Making relationships with Council Officers workell w This event for new Councillors will provide an overview of key policy issues for  A policy and finance context, outlining current bills and recent acts and a link to Time Cost local government and will provide an opportunity to hear directly from policy resources 10:00 - 15:00 Free for members of the Regional Programme of Policy experts on areas of Welfare Reform, Housing policy and Planning.  An overview of support available to you locally, regionally and nationally to help events. new Councillors to stay ahead of the game! 85

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Date Venue Being on the Frontline! Maximise your impact in the Date Venue Facing the Media Confidently 8 October 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray Community 26 November 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray This training is designed to help you handle a media enquiry effectively and safely Time Cost Deepen your knowledge and understanding of the leadership and engagement Time Cost and help you avoid a crisis situation by being media savvy. 10:00 - 16:30 £175 for EMC Members 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members role in your community. Explore the key trends, challenges and expectations in the current climate together with tools and techniques to help empower and maximise your impact. This one day workshop includes a range of mini practical Date Venue Regional Policy Briefing Event 2 December 2015 Melton Borough Council sessions to increase skills and confidence. This seminar is part of the Regional Programme of Policy Briefing events for Time Cost Councillors. 10:00 - 15:00 Free for members of the Date Venue Raising the Bar in Scrutiny and Effective Challenge Regional Programme of Policy 14 October 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray events. This workshop is aimed at experienced scrutineers, and will help build specific Time Cost knowledge and skills to make a beneficial difference to the performance of the 13:00 - 16:00 £95 for EMC Members council. Date Venue Local Government Finance 10 December 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray A seminar aimed at both new and experienced local authority Councillors, Time Cost who want to understand the basics of local government finance and financial Date Venue Delivering Public Services in the New Parliament 10:00 - 16:30 £175 for EMC Members 6 November 2015 Derby City Council management – and develop a grasp of the financial implications of any This seminar will help Councillors understand what the changes in Government forthcoming changes being planned by the Government. Time Cost mean for delivering public services in the new Parliament. 10:00 - 15:00 Free for members of the Regional Programme of Policy Date Venue Strengthening and Sustaining Personal Resilience events. 20 January 2016 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray A seminar for Councillors, providing practical methods and ideas to manage the Time Cost pressures and challenges faced. Date Venue New Role as a Councillor Workshop – six months on… 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members 19 November 2015 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray This workshop for new Councillors will provide an overview of key issues and Time Cost challenges affecting Councillors and local government. The workshops will enable Date Venue Regional Policy Briefing Event 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members 28 January 2016 Melton Borough Council Councillors to reflect on their first 6 months and key challenges/issues; supporting This seminar is part of the Regional Programme of Policy Briefing events for their personal development needs going forward. Time Cost Councillors. 10:00 - 14:00 Free for members of the Regional Programme of Policy events.

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Councillor Practitioner Networks

Date Venue Being an Effective Councillor: Influencing Skills Scrutiny Network 4 February 2016 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray This workshop has been designed to development knowledge, skills and A local authority network for Councillors and Officers involved with Scrutiny, providing an opportunity to share knowledge, Time Cost understanding of the art and methods of influencing and persuading others, in work programmes and information, as well as providing an opportunity to explore national developments concerning 10:00-13:00 £95 for EMC Members order to gain cooperation, support and commitment. scrutiny. For more information regarding the scrutiny network visit: www.emcouncils.gov.uk/Scrutiny-Network Date Venue Speed Reading 10 February 2016 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray Dates: 10 July 2015 25 September 2015 11 December 2015 A workshop for Councillors designed to provide tips and techniques on how to Time Cost read work-related documents in a fraction of the time that it currently takes. Cost 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members Free to EMC member authorities.

Date Venue Making Progress on Problems Councillor Development Network 26 February 2016 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray The Network supports local authority Councillors and Officers responsible for councillor learning and development, by A practical session providing Councillors with an opportunity to develop an action sharing knowledge, information and ideas across the region through discussions and presentations. Time Cost plan for an issue that they intend to make progress on, using Action Learning 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members For more information regarding the Councillor Development network visit: techniques. www.emcouncils.gov.uk/Councillor-Development-Network

Date Venue Regional Policy Briefing Event Dates: 8 July 2015 11 November 2015 3 February 2016 9 March 2016 Melton Borough Council This seminar is part of the Regional Programme of Policy Briefing events for Cost Time Cost Councillors. Free to EMC member authorities. 10:00 - 13:00 Free for members of the Regional Programme of Policy events. For further information on our events and the support we can provide, either visit: Date Venue Conflict Resolution and Mediation www.emcouncils.gov.uk/Councillor-Development 11 March 2016 EMC Offices, Melton Mowbray A highly practical workshop for Councillors, designed to equip participants with Or contact Time Cost skills to cope more effectively when conflict arises, and also be able to reduce the Lisa Butterfill Tel: 01664 502 643 Email: [email protected] 10:00 - 13:00 £95 for EMC Members likelihood of it occurring in the first place. Kirsty Lowe Tel: 01664 502 637 Email: [email protected]

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Executive Board Meeting 22nd June 2015

Report of the East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership Board

Summary

This report updates Members on the recent work of East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership Board.

Recommendation

Members of the Executive Board are invited to:

. Note this report and to give consideration to the Home Office request to identify contingency properties to accommodate asylum seekers should this be required.

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1. Introduction

1.1 The EMSMP Board met on 9th June. The Board considered asylum seeker dispersal, the EMSMP annual report 2014/15 continues to consider issues arising from the East Midlands Councils report on the Impact of International Migration in the East Midlands.

1.2 Both the Chair and Vice-Chair of EMSMP, Paul Kenny and Geoff Stevens, lost their seats at the recent local elections and therefore stood down from EMC with immediate effect. Consequently, the meeting of EMSMP was chaired on a temporary basis by Cllr Peter Robinson, Lincolnshire County Council. The Chair proposed writing to Paul Kenny and Geoff Stevens, MBE to thank them for the support given to the work of the board over many years.

2. Board Membership

The EMSMP Board comprises:

Cllr Asaf Afzal Derby City Council Cllr Robin Wood Derby City Council Cllr David Bill Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Cllr Peter Robinson Lincolnshire County Council Cllr Roger Blaney Newark and Sherwood District Council Cllr Abigail Truswell Newark and Sherwood District Council Cllr Kay Cutts MBE Nottinghamshire County Council To be confirmed Leicester City Council To be confirmed Independent Group

3. East Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership Board 6th June 2015

a) Asylum dispersal

3.1 The Board heard from the Home Office, G4S and Migrant Help on recent developments in respect of the dispersal of asylum seekers. Asylum numbers are currently lower than anticipated, a total of 2477 for the East Midlands with numbers reducing since February 2015.

3.2 The Home Office gave a clear message that there is an anticipated significant increase in asylum numbers nationally over the summer months. Discussions are continuing regionally about widening asylum dispersal beyond the three existing

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dispersal areas of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham and an initial meeting has taken place with Gedling and Broxtowe Borough Councils.

3.3 The Home Office confirmed it will formally write to all local authorities in the East Midlands to invite local authorities to support the Home Office in discharging their statutory duty to accommodate asylum seekers. This was an action agreed at the EMC General meeting February 2015. The Home Office also asked for assistance in identifying suitable contingency property should this be required as an alternative to the hotel use seen in some regions in 2014.

3.4 Concern was expressed by the Board that the request to widen migration beyond existing dispersal areas came at a time of decreasing resources for local government and other statutory and non-statutory services. It was noted that whilst there were benefits of becoming a dispersal area there was no financial incentive from central government to enable the establishment of new dispersal areas. It was agreed to refer this concern to the next meeting of the LGA Asylum, Refugee and Migration Task Group.

b) Annual report

3.5 The Board received the EMSMP annual report and noted the activity undertaken in 2014/15 including the publication of the report on the Impact of International Migration in the East Midlands and subsequent work plan. The Board noted that priorities for 2015/16 reflect the four key themes of that report; data quality, asylum dispersal, cost shifts to local government and English for Speakers of Other Languages. In addition to this, the partnership will continue its work on eradicating modern slavery in the East Midlands and to support councils and partners to ensure the welfare of all citizens. The Board requested that the annual report noted that whilst migration was a global issue there were concerns about rising migrant numbers in the East Midlands. c) EU Event on ‘The Impact of Intra EU Migration? Are changes to the free movement rules necessary?’

3.6 The Board discussed the EU funded event to be held on 9th September. Invited speakers include Nottingham Trent University, an immigration layer, George Coucher from the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, TUC and a migrant worker. Facilitated discussion areas include support from the EU to areas where there has been significant population change, the link between ESOL and free movement, direct experience of other countries in Europe of free movement and integration and improving understanding about the day to day aspects of living in the UK. A programme will be made available shortly.

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4. Recommendations

4.1 Members of the Executive Board are invited to note this report and to give consideration to the Home Office request to identify contingency properties to accommodate asylum seekers should this be required.

Cllr Peter Robinson Strategic Migration Partnership

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