The purpose of the Business Growth Board is to
drive the development and delivery of SCR’s programme and
activity on this theme.
The role of the Business Growth Board is
to:
·
shape future policy
development and priorities on issues related to business
growth;
·
develop new business
growth programmes;
·
make investment
decisions within the agreed budget and policy on business growth,
as delegated by the Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA);
·
accept grants with a
value of less than £2 million; and
·
monitor programme
delivery and performance on business growth.
The Terms of
Reference for this Board can be found in the Mayoral Combined
Authority Constitution.
Business
Growth Board meetings are not public, however, papers are published
5 clear working days prior to each meeting and draft minutes are
published within 10 clear working days of the meeting taking place.
The final minutes of Board meetings are published within 10 clear
working days of being approved. Some papers may be withheld from
publication; if this is the case, the agenda will indicate the
appropriate exemption under Schedule 12A of the Local Government
Act 1972.
This board
was converted to the
SCR - Business Recovery and Growth Board on the
21st September 2020.