Scottish Cities Region And Growth Deal Delivery Board: August 2024

Attendees and apologies

Attendees (v) indicates a virtual attendee.

Board Members

• Alasdair MacDonald - CHAIR, AM, UK Government, Scotland Office, Deputy Director for Policy
• Anne-Marie Martin , AMM, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development, Deputy Director
• Lauren Bruce, LB, UK Government, MHCLG, Scotland Area Director 
• Fahad Sarwar (v), FS, UK Government, HMT, Union Strategy & Devolution Capability
• Michelle Cummins, MC, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development, Finance Business Partner

UKG Officials

• Miriam Simpson , MS, UK Government, Scotland Office, Head of Local Growth and City Deals
• Lejla Thompson, LT, UK Government, Scotland Office, Secretariat and Senior Policy Advisor, Local Growth and City Deals
• Laura Barker (apologies), LB, UK Government, Scotland Office, Team Leader, Local Growth and City Deals

SG Officials 

• Kate Bryson, KB, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development, Head of East & West of Scotland Growth Deals
• Kimberley Daly, KD, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development, Head of Highlands, Islands, Edinburgh and South Growth Deals
• Andrew Morris, AMo, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development Governance Team Leader

Observers

• Christina Spicer , CS, UK Government, Senior Policy Advisor, Local Growth and City Deals Team
• Craig Birrell (v), CB, UK Government, Team Leader, Local Growth and City Deals Team
• Anne Ashton (v), AA, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development Team Leader
• Jen Treasure (v), JT, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development Team Leader
• Fiona Loynd (v), FL, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development Team Leader
• Allison Rice (v), AR, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development Team Leader
• Kenneth Roberston (v) , KR, Scottish Government, Regional Economic Development Team Leader
• Hazel Tierney (v), HT, Scottish Government, Finance Manager

Items and actions

Welcome, introduction and apologies

AM welcomed attendees to the meeting. In his opening remarks he highlighted progress made on Deals and joint Deputy Director (DD) engagement plans with local partners.

Minutes

Minutes of the previous board meeting, 22 May 2024, had been approved by correspondence.

Finance Business Partner Update

An update on finance was discussed and the financial position for 24/25 was noted.

Hot Topics

The Board discussed the key issues identified at the Working Group. This spanned areas including fund drawdown prior to FBC endorsement and sunk costs.

Action Tracker

The Board reviewed the action tracker and were satisfied that actions are being reviewed and progressed.

Risk Register

The Board were satisfied that appropriate risks were being recorded, discussed and managed.

Performance Dashboard

The Board discussed key points from the dashboard.

Close and next meeting

AM thanked everyone for their contributions and closed the meeting
The next Board is scheduled for 28th November 2024 and the Scottish Government will be providing the secretariat.