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Membership and terms of reference

Membership
 

The UKRLG is chaired by John Dowie, director of the Department for Regional and Local Transport Delivery at the Department for Transport.

Its membership is:
 

• Mike Winter (Dorset County Council), chairman of the UK Bridges Board
• Dana Skelley (Transport for London), chairman of the UK Lighting Board
• Derek Turner (Highways Agency), chairman of the UK Network Management Board
• Roy Brannen, representing Scottish Government
• Richard Morgan, representing the Welsh Assembly Government
• Andrew Jones, representing the Highways Agency
• Andrew Murray, chairman of the UK Roads Board and representative of the Department for Regional Development Northern Ireland
• Mostaque Ahmed and Steve Berry, representing the Department for Transport

Terms of Reference
 

Mission

Provide all governments across the UK with comment, guidance, and advice on strategic policy and management of highways.

Vision
 

To be the strategic advisory group on whom governments across the UK rely for “first call” collective comment, guidance and advice on strategic policy and management of the whole highways network and infrastructure to best achieve their joint objectives.

Objectives
 

The work of the UK Roads Liaison Group addresses the following areas:

•Safety
•Accessibility
•Congestion
•Environment
•Economy
•Efficiency
Membership
The UK Road Liaison Group is chaired by the head of the Department for Transport’s Regional and Local Transport Delivery Directorate. Its membership is:

•Department for Transport (2)
•Chairs of UK Roads, Bridges, Lighting and Network Management Boards (4)
•Highways Agency (1)
•Scottish Government (1)
•Welsh Assembly (1)
•Northern Ireland Roads Service (1)
The membership comprises the Chairman of the Boards and key stakeholders and the UKRLG will consider the balance and composition of membership as and when appropriate.

When members change mid-session, ‘handover material’ – past minutes and action sheets – will be passed to the new members by the secretariat.

Accountability
 

The UK Network Management Board, UK Lighting Board, UK Bridges Board and UK Roads Boards’ are accountable to the UKRLG for delivery of their business plans and any additional work requested from the UKRLG (task and finish work).

Board Chairing arrangements

The UKRLG has a responsibility for overseeing the Chairmanship arrangements for the Boards. The Board Chairs have a fixed term of office/retirement cycle with a formal method of renewal:

•Chairman are appointed for fixed term of three years with opportunity to review in the interim if appropriate.
•Appointment process for Chairman: views are sought from the retiring chair and the members of board concerned, appropriate CSS Committee, and UKRLG (by email via secretariat). The Chairman of UKRLG and three other Board Chairs consider the responses made and make recommendation to UKRLG for ratification.
•Vice Chairman appointed to serve in Chairman’s absence. Vice Chairman may have other roles to play – e.g. progress chasing on particular areas of work. There would not be an assumption that the Vice Chairman would become Chairman (sometimes different skills are useful).
Mode of Operation
 

 

The UK Road Liaison Group will:

•meet at least three times a year
•confine its agenda and associated discussion to strategic issues only
•agree a three year Corporate Plan
•require each Board to draw up for its approval a three-year Board Business Plan (identifying how it will progress delivery to the Action Plan)
•accept that each Board Chair can raise an Agenda item at the UKRLG meetings
•produce a brief annual report for publication summarising its progress and achievements against its Action Plan objectives and priorities
•promote research that delivers on the mission and vision of UKRLG.
•communicate effectively with the profession by keeping them informed of the work of the UKRLG and the latest developments for the sector
Support
 

 

CIHT provide the secretariat for UKRLG and its Boards, including web site management and regular journal features.