Draft required information for expressions of interest

North Yorkshire Council

Information required when submitting expression of interest for piloting double devolution

A. Full name of town or parish council

B. Name and contact details of town or parish council clerk / responsible finance officer including job title, postal address, email address and telephone number

C. The town or parish council must agree to the submission of this expression of interest at a full town or parish council meeting.  Attach a copy of the minutes of the meeting signed by the mayor of the town or chair of the parish council.

D. Describe (maximum one side of A4) the services that the council currently delivers and the assets that it currently manages

E. Total income of the council in financial year 2021/22

F. Income raised by precept in financial year 2021/22

G. Total expenditure in financial year 2021/22

H. Attach a copy of the council’s final accounts for the financial year 2021/22

I. Anticipated total income of the council in financial year 2022/23

J. Anticipated income raised by precept in financial year 2022/23

K. Anticipated total expenditure in financial year 2022/23

L. Attach a copy of the council’s budget for the financial year 2022/23

M. Describe (maximum one side of A4) the roles that the council currently employs paid staff to undertake and the numbers of paid staff

N. Describe (maximum one side of A4) the services that the council wants to deliver or assets it wants to manage through the double devolution pilot

O. Has the council adopted the General Power of Competence as set out in the Parish Councils (General Power of Competence) (Prescribed Conditions) Order 2012?  Yes / No?  If yes, attach a copy of the minutes of the relevant meeting signed by the chair/mayor of the council.  If no, specify which legislation the council will be using to give it the legal power to deliver the services or manage the assets.

P. Describe (maximum one side of A4) why the council wants to deliver the services or manage the assets through the double devolution pilot, including the main benefits for the local community, how this fits with wider plans and local partnerships, and any public consultation already undertaken

Q. Describe (maximum one side of A4) the skills, knowledge and experience the council already has that will enable it to deliver the services or manage the assets; and those which it will need to acquire and how it will acquire these

R. Describe (maximum one side of A4) any changes the council envisages making to the services or assets, and how these will be funded

S. Describe (maximum one side of A4) the main risks the council will need to manage to deliver the services or manage the assets and how it will mitigate these risks

T. Any additional information (maximum one side of A4) that the town or parish council wishes to provide