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Meeting: 09/03/2018 - WMCA Board (Item 177)

177 Implementation of Devolution Agreement - Adult Education Budget - Transfer of Powers to WMCA pdf icon PDF 103 KB

Presented By: Councillor George Duggins

Decision:

(1)       The transfer of functions to WMCA as set out in section 2.3 to ensure the successful devolution of the Adult Education Budget in 2019 was approved.

 

(2)       Consent was given on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority to the making of an Order giving effect to this transfer.

 

(3)       Delegated authority was given to the WMCA Section 151 Officer together with the WMCA Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Lead Member to approve the final draft Devolution Order in order to meet the timetable for agreement as set out in the report.

 

(4)       Constituent authorities were requested to give their consent to the making of an Order giving effect to this transfer including the necessary delegation to approve the final draft Order as set out in (3) above.

Minutes:

Councillor George Duggins presented a report on the process for agreeing the Devolution Orders required to enable full devolution of the Adult Education Budget, along with the proposed timescales. The principal purpose of the Adult Education Budget was to engage adults in learning that supported wider economic and social priorities. Devolution of the Adult Education Budget would only be applied within constituent authority areas, and the indicative budget would be approximately £112m for 2019/20 based on current spend on residents.

 

The Authority was required to provide the Department for Education with consent to the draft order by the end of April to meet the necessary timescales to enable full devolution in 2019/20. The Order would need to be laid before Parliament by the end of June and made in November to meet the timescales to commission for the 2019/20 academic year.

 

Resolved:

 

(1)       The transfer of functions to the West Midlands Combined Authority to ensure the successful devolution of the Adult Education Budget in 2019 be approved;

 

(2)       Consent be given on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority to the making of an Order giving effect to this transfer;

 

(3)       Delegated authority be given to the WMCA Section 151 Officer together with the WMCA Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Lead for Skills & Productivity, to approve the final draft Devolution Order in order to meet the timetable for agreement as set out in the report; and

 

(4)       Constituent authorities be requested to give their consent to the making of an Order giving effect to this transfer, including the necessary delegation to approve the final draft Order as set out in (3) above.