The North West Regional Leaders Board is the Local Authority Leaders’ Board for the North West region of England. It was established on 15 July 2008 and replaced the North West Regional Assembly. It was initially based at

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, in

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but has since moved to St Helens in

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Structure and membership

The board has 23 members of which 15 represent local government in the region and the remainder are drawn from business and the third sector. Three local government representatives will be drawn from each

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in the region i.e.,

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and

. A further 7 members represent Social Economic and Environmental Partners (SEEPs) and one further member is nominated by the

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Authority. Participating (non-voting) observers can also be appointed. The board holds an annual meeting in July where a Chair and Deputy Chair are elected. The Chair is currently Councillor Sir Richard Leese, and the Chief Executive is Phil Robinson.

Functions and responsibilities

The board will work in the areas of housing, energy and transport, will scrutinise the work of the

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and will contribute to the Single Regional Strategy combining economic development and spatial planning. The forum's constitution describes its role as to: * set the strategic direction for, contribute to the development of, support and approve the Regional Economic Strategy, Regional Spatial Strategy and any subsequent Single Regional Strategy * approve the Forum budget * influence key Regional strategies * approve the Business Plan for the Forum * monitor the delivery of the Business Plan * approve and amend the Constitution and Standing Orders * appoint its Chair and Deputy Chair * appoint representatives to outside bodies. * establish any sub-groups, appointing their Chairs and determining their terms of reference

References

External links

North West Employers4NW Constitution
{{Regional planning in England Local authority leaders' boards in England Local government in North West England 2008 establishments in England Organisations based in Merseyside Government agencies established in 2008 Local Government Association