Purpose
The purpose of each Advisory Board is to provide support and advice to the Mayor and Cabinet in steering and delivering the North East Combined Authority's strategies and programmes. Find out more about how our Advisory Boards work.
Areas of work
This Advisory Board is responsible for the following:
Strategic alignment
To ensure there is strategic alignment between the Combined Authority’s vision and commitments, and its financial programmes, to ensure greatest positive impact for the North East.
Recommendations on funding decisions
To make recommendations to Cabinet, or the designated officer in line with agreed delegations, in respect to investment decisions on funding programmes operated by the North East CA.
Recommendations on investment decisions
In accordance with the Single Assurance Framework, consider new funding applications and project variations and make recommendations to the Mayor and/or Cabinet, or designated officer, on investment decisions.
Assurance arrangements
Play a key part in the overall assurance arrangements of the Combined Authority through delivery of its functions.
Assess investment proposals
Assess investment proposals against strategic fit with North East CA’s Investment Framework ensuring golden thread.
Ensure due dilligence
Scrutinise the technical review of applications and project appraisals to provide assurance around value for money, due diligence, transparency and equity.
Manage strategic risk
Oversight of performance and management of strategic risk at a programme level.
Advise on external bids
As appropriate, act as a sounding board to provide strategic advice and guidance to North East CA on the development of external bids for additional funding, where North East CA will be the accountable body.
Membership
| Councillor Michael Mordey (Chair) | Leader of Sunderland City Council |
| Councillor Darren Grimes | Deputy Leader, Durham County Council |
| Councillor Gary Haley | Deputy Leader, Gateshead Council |
| Councillor Alexander Hay | Deputy Leader, Newcastle City Council |
| Councillor Carl Johnson | Deputy Mayor, North Tyneside Council |
| Councillor Richard Wearmouth | Deputy Leader, Northumberland County Council |
| Councillor Jim Foreman | Cabinet Member for Governance, Finance and Corporate Services, South Tyneside Council |
| TBC | North East CA Business and Economy Board Member |
| TBC | VCSE representative |