Decision details

Regulations to Establish Transport for the North as a Sub-National Transport Body

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Purpose:

The decision being taken is for the Council as a Local Highway Authority to consent to the making of Regulations by the Secretary of State to establish Transport for the North (TfN) as a Sub-National Transport Body under section 102J of the Local Transport Act 2008.

Decision:

 

To formally consent under section 102J of the Local Transport Act 2008to the making by the Secretary of State of regulations to establish Transport for the North as a Sub-National Transport Body and giving TfN concurrent highway powers.

 

 

 

Reasons for the decision:

(a)       To enable TfN to operate as a Sub-regional Transport Body.

 

(b)       To support  a co-ordinated approach to delivering regional transport and connectivity improvements, which will support economic growth.

 

Alternative options considered:

The only other option is not to consent to the making of the Regulations. However, there would be no benefit to doing this. The SCR Combined Authority have consented to the creation of TfN as a Sub-National Transport Body, but the Regulations can only be made with consent of all Highway Authorities. The Regulations do not provide TfN with any automatic powers over the Highway. There are provisions within the Regulations to ensure that before these powers may be exercised TfN will need to obtain the express consent of the relevant Highway Authority to the manner in which the powers would be exercised. These powers would therefore only be exercised in circumstances where all the local Highways Authorities consider that there would be a benefit in TfN carrying out the work. Therefore, any further consent affecting our highways would be subject to further decision making by Sheffield City Council.

 

Publication date: 19/10/2017

Date of decision: 19/10/2017

Effective from: 26/10/2017

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