Creating the Greenest County Terms of Reference

Delivery Partnership Executive

On March 23rd 2007 an initiative entitled Creating the Greenest County was launched by a range of Suffolk organisations and locally influential people. On June 5th, 2008 the Suffolk Community Strategy entitled “Transforming Suffolk” was launched – one of the four priorities in this document is Creating the Greenest County.

A Delivery Partnership Executive Group will deliver the LAA2 targets and Community Strategy outcomes.

The Delivery Partnership Executive Group will fulfil the following roles;

Lead and co-ordinate the delivery of the LAA2 targets within the framework of the community strategy, including;
- Development of an action plan for the delivery of community strategy outcomes and LAA2 targets that reflect the needs of different localities.
- Identification of a lead partner for each action or activity.

Manage and co-ordinate resources to support the delivery of LAA2 targets and Community Strategy outcomes, including;
- Taking an overview of current spend against LAA2 outcomes and targets and identify where this could be spent more effective
- Identifying the possibility of aligning/pooling resources

Manage performance against allocated LAA2 targets and all other relevant national indicators, and address areas of poor performance
Directly commission work to deliver LAA2 targets and Community Strategy outcomes
Hold lead organisations to account on performance/delivery
Contribute towards LAA2 targets managed by other Delivery Partnerships
Contribute to, receive and comment upon key strategic documents at national, regional and local level, where they have a specific impact on the County’s environment and/or natural resources
Undertake work on behalf of the SSP and Creating the Greenest County Board as required

Membership will include;

District/borough and county council officers central to the delivery and accountable for the Creating the Greenest County targets in the LAA
All relevant public sector organisations that have a core strategy or commissioning interest and/or are accountable for LAA targets, such as the Suffolk Waste Partnership and Carbon Reduction Partnership
Voluntary and community sector (VCS) representatives that have a core role in delivering LAA targets, such as Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Representatives of a broad range of public bodies, such as the Natural England and Suffolk Tourism Partnership

Guidelines

Each Delivery Partnership must consider the engagement of LSPs, which may be linked to district/borough representation where appropriate
No organisation that could derive potential benefit from a commissioning decision may take part in discussions leading to the detailed construction of a proposal or the awarding of a contract
All members should have responsibility and authority to represent their organisation or partnership

The group will meet on a quarterly basis.

This group will be chaired by a senior officer from district/borough/county councils.

Proposed members are;

All District and Borough Councils (inclusive of LAA2 target leads)
Suffolk County Council (inclusive of LAA2 target leads)
CRed Suffolk (Carbon Reduction Partnership)
Suffolk Waste Partnership
Suffolk Preservation Society
East Anglia Food Link
University Campus Suffolk
Natural England(representing NE and Suffolk Biodiversity Partnership)
Environment Agency
Suffolk Wildlife Trust (representing SWT and Suffolk Biodiversity Partnership)
National Trust
Suffolk Tourism Partnership

The Executive Group will be supported by the Creating the Greenest County Project Manager and associated support from Suffolk County Council and SSP partners.

Delivery Partnership Board

On March 23rd 2007 an initiative entitled Creating the Greenest County was launched by a range of Suffolk organisations and locally influential people. On June 5th, 2008 the Suffolk Community Strategy entitled "Transforming Suffolk" was launched – one of the four priorities in this document is Creating the Greenest County.

A Delivery Partnership Board will deliver the aspirations set out in Suffolk’s Community Strategy.

The Delivery Partnership Board will fulfil the following roles:

Lead the strategic delivery of the Community Strategy outcomes for the Creating the Greenest County priority
Review and suggest improvements to environmental standards, targets and policies and adopt the highest environmental standards for new projects and services across all organisations represented on the Executive
Work in collaboration with other Delivery Partnerships and the SSP Board to achieve shared objectives and resources
Identify broad strategic opportunities and resources to enable achievement of community strategy outcomes for the Creating the Greenest County priority

Membership of the Delivery Partnership Board will include;

Private sector stakeholders and their representative organisations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, with a core interest in the theme
Voluntary and community sector (VCS) representatives that have an ‘expert’ role in the theme
A representative number of County (1) and district/borough Portfolio Holders/Leaders (2)
Representatives of a broad range of public bodies, such as the Environment Agency and the Suffolk Diocese
Local Members of Parliament
Leaders of influential local organisations such as Suffolk Agricultural Association and the Coast and Heaths
AONB Project
Selected senior officers from local authorities
Selected locally influential individuals with a core interest in the theme

No organisation that could derive potential benefit from a commissioning decision may take part in discussions leading to the detailed construction of a proposal or the awarding of a contract.

All members should have responsibility and authority to represent their organisation or partnership
The Board will meet twice annually.

Members are;

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Suffolk County Council
2 borough/district councils
Country Landowners and Business Association
Environment Agency
Suffolk Agricultural Association
BBC Radio Suffolk
Institute of Directors
Coast and Heaths AONB
Adnams Ltd
National Trust
Suffolk Development Agency
The Wildlife Trusts
Suffolk Chamber of Commerce
Anglican Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
John Gummer MP
Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations
Suffolk Strategic Partnership Board Member
GO East
Suffolk Preservation Society
East Of England Development Agency
Center for Environmental Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Natural England
Suffolk Association of Local Councils
University Campus Suffolk
Arts Council
National Farmers Union
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Other named locally influential individuals

The Board will be supported by the Creating the Greenest County Project Manager and associated administrative support from Suffolk County Council and SSP partners.

Get in touch

Iain Dunnett
01473 264829
iain.dunnett@suffolk.gov.uk

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