Garden CommunitiesAssurance Board

Board members

• Chief Executive – Senior Responsible Owner (SRO)
• Executive Director: Place – Programme Lead
• Executive Director: Resources and S151
• The Leader of the Council
• The Deputy Leader of the Council
• Lead Member for Built Environment
• Lead Member for Community
• Three representatives for the Member Engagement Forum

The Assurance Board will ensure that the vision for the Garden Town is delivered effectively and efficiently. The Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) is responsible for providing approvals and decisions affecting the programme’s progress and delivery throughout the programme. The board has a specific remit to set the direction for the programme, make recommendations to the Council and within delegations, provide authorisation to the Programme Lead to make the necessary decisions to effectively manage the programme on a day-to-day basis and oversee the overall progress of the programme. The SRO provides the Programme Lead with a set of necessary decisions. They determine how the project will proceed and overcome its challenges and take advantage of opportunities. The board will also be responsible for programme’s risk register and business, user and technical assurance.

To support the board in making recommendations to Council or decisions in areas of delegated responsibility other experts or technical specialists may be invited to attend the board to provide input.

Reporting into this board will be the: the Strategic Stakeholder Board and the Project Board. The board will also attend and receive input from the Project Oversight Board, particularly in relation to user assurance, this will ensure that the board can fulfil its remit.