ADA Local Authority Seminar /03/2012. Working in Partnership. ADA Local Authority Seminar 29 th March 2012

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1 Working in Partnership ADA Local Authority Seminar 29 th March 2012 Peter Bateson, Chief Executive Witham Fourth District IDB The Partnership Lincolnshire Flood Risk and Drainage Management Partnership Framework 1

2 The Partnership What? Who? How? Latest developments What? The partnership framework is designed to provide co-ordinated management and delivery of flood risk and drainage functions of all relevant organisations across Lincolnshire. The framework implements the recommendations of the Pitt Review and the provisions of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 in a way that is tailored to suit the geographical, social, economic and environmental characteristics of Lincolnshire. Its purpose is to ensure that local communities and infrastructure are better protected from flood risk, and that improved resilience towards flooding is built into all aspects of planning and service provision in the future. 2

3 PARTNER ORGANISATIONS The Environment Agency Lincolnshire County Council West Lindsey District Council East Lindsey District Council City of Lincoln Council North Kesteven District Council South Kesteven District Council Boston Borough Council South Holland District Council ADA (Lincolnshire Branch) Gainsborough IDB Who? Newark Area IDB Ancholme IDB Lindsey Marsh DB Witham First District IDB Witham Fourth District IDB Black Sluice IDB Welland and Deepings IDB South Holland IDB North Level IDB Anglian Water Severn Trent Water (TBC) How? 3

4 How? Partners have debated the practicalities of aligning hydrological with administrative boundaries at length. As a practical compromise in delivering improved flood risk management at the local level the Local Development Frameworks offer the most promising option for launching the new arrangements. This is to ensure early alignment between flood risk management on the ground (particularly provision of mitigation and adaptation measures), the new responsibilities for sustainable drainage and the operation of the planning system. There is also scope for moving towards a more catchment-based approach as the partnership develops. How? Although it is led by Lincolnshire County Council as LLFA, all policy documents and outputs are jointly developed rather than being produced by LCC and circulated for comment. This results in: Partners feeling engaged Better first time result Speedier delivery 4

5 Latest Partnership Developments Produced the surface water PFRA for Lincolnshire Currently developing the local JFRM strategy Unique 100% catchment based approach Changes to Land Drainage Act Consenting and Enforcement 6 April 2012! Defra Total Place budgeting pilot. Total Environment ADA Local Authority Seminar 29 th March 2012 David Hickman (LCC) 5

6 Purpose of Today Introduce Lincolnshire Total Environment Share and understand progress made Review the constraints and challenges moving forward Background Formally known as Total Place Coalition re-branding: Big Society -> Localism -> Community Based Budgeting LCC named as a prototype (Complex Families, Excellent Ageing and Total Environment) Caroline Spelman seminar with LGA 21 st October 2011 Report progress to Defra 23 rd February 2011 Report progress to Defra 25 th October

7 Key Considerations (Defra/LGA) MUST deliver better outcomes and provide better VFM than the status quo MUST have common strategic interest between stakeholders Solutions may range in scale from single local authority area, to county areas and other groupings of councils and partners Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board 7

8 Source of Funds Exch CSR Defra Existing CSR CLG GIA/Revenue RSG EA GiA (DC only) LA s Regional Funding GiA Local Levy (CC) RFCC Highland Water Special Levy ((DC) Precept IDB Council Tax Source of Funds General Drainage Charge Land Owner Drainage Rates Tax Payer Agreed Aim (Oct 2010) The County Council, along with the Environment Agency, Local Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards, are looking to work in partnership to deliver improved value for money from all flood risk and drainage management resources and funding. This initiative will be steered under the joint governance of the established Water and Drainage Management Framework for Lincolnshire. Partners will work to their existing accountabilities and responsibilities, and will aim to achieve the following objectives: 8

9 Agreed Objectives (1) 1. Deliver a 10% efficiency in the delivery of functions, works and services from funding that is derived locally - to provide more for same rather than same for less 2. A jointly developed Local Flood Risk Management Strategy for the County 3. A commitment to working with and on behalf of local communities to better meet local flood risk priorities and needs Agreed Objectives (2) 4. Develop a Joint Asset Maintenance and Management Plan (AMMP) for Lincolnshire effective from April 1st 2012 that will: a) be derived from local funding b) adopt a risk based allocation of funding to include, fluvial, pluvial, and groundwater flood risks (excluding coastal) c) ensure that national priorities are respected and national targets met d) support all Partners to deliver their statutory roles and responsibilities (including operational response to flood incidents) 9

10 Agreed Objectives (3) 5. Ensure FRM for national and other critical infrastructure and assets continues to be funded from Government. 6. Work collaboratively to secure new locally derived funding. 7. Deliver all work using a value for money approach, unconstrained by historic practice 8. Continue to work with and support the RFCC Progress So Far Agreed Approach (1) 1. Partnership Fund to be established (virtual pool) a. Fund to be used for maintenance works and services (excluding coastal works) b. Derived from local funds c. Fund excludes GiA funding sources (i.e. capital grants) 10

11 Maintenance Works are to be defined as: any works, services and or functions that are undertaken for, on or to an existing flood risk and drainage management asset (e.g. embankments, drains, main rivers, culverts, pipe work, pumps and pumping stations, sluices and gates etc..) that effectively only maintains that asset in a sound, fit for purpose working order, not withstanding that the asset will depreciate in value over time Local Funds ( Partnership Fund ) County GDC National Revenue Funds EA Local Levy (fr LCC) Highland Water (fr EA) Precept (fr IDBs) Other potential local funds or resource Drainage Rates District (7) IDB (14) 11

12 Progress So Far Agreed Approach (2) 2. Inter-commissioning of works and services between partners 3. Most effective/efficient partner to be commissioned 4. Savings and efficiencies to be re-invested in more works - more work done for the same level of funding Progress So Far Agreed Approach (3) 5. Joint Asset Maintenance and Management Plan to be created (AMMP) 6. Common asset condition assessment to be adopted 7. Prioritisation of spend (across all partner areas) to be developed from common evaluation criteria 8. New sources of locally derived funding (for AMMP) to be established 9. FDMF Strategy Group to oversee administration 12

13 FDMF Strategy Group Joint AMMP Partnership Fund General Drg Chg ( 760k Local Levy ( 600k) Highland Water ( 640k) Precept ( 2,300k) Total (c 4.3million) Other potential local resources (funding or in kind) Districts Flood Risk Fluvial Development Control Management NE Figures indicative at this time Stewardship RFCC (National Strategy) FDMF Strategy Group Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Local Strategy) Joint AMMP Partnership Fund General Drg Chg ( 760k Local Levy ( 600k) Highland Water ( 640k) Precept ( 2,300k) Total (c 4.3million) Districts Flood Risk Fluvial Development Control Management Other potential local resources (funding or in kind) Figures indicative at this time NE Stewardship 13

14 RFCC (National Strategy) FDMF Strategy Group Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Local Strategy) Joint AMMP Partnership Fund General Drg Chg ( 760k Local Levy ( 600k) Highland Water ( 640k) Precept ( 2,300k) Total (c 4.3million) Districts Flood Risk Fluvial Development Control Management Other potential local resources (funding or in kind) Figures indicative at this time NE Inter-commissioning Stewardship between partners RFCC (National Strategy) FDMF Strategy Group Joint AMMP Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Local Strategy) Efficiencies re-invested In more AMMP work more for same Partnership Fund General Drg Chg ( 760k Local Levy ( 600k) Highland Water ( 640k) Precept ( 2,300k) Total (c 4.3million) Districts Flood Risk Fluvial Development Control Management Other potential local resources (funding or in kind) Figures indicative at this time 10% 500k NE Inter-commissioning Stewardship between partners 14

15 Challenges Joint Asset Management Maintenance Programme Establish common asset register Develop & Agree common asset condition assessment criteria Agree the evaluation of process = prioritisation of the spend Inter-commissioning Challenges Establish the most efficient partners by work category Agree a common approach for assessing efficiency Establish and adopt Commissioning Agreements (countywide) 15

16 Challenges Financial Controls/Management Seek assurance that TE will not reduce funding Agree mechanisms for spend management (monitoring and control) Establish and adopt efficiency capture mechanism Relaxation of fiscal controls EA: annual budget carry forwards (EA/Defra) IDB: spending budget outside of drainage areas (Defra) RFCC: relaxation of fiscal controls (Defra) Challenges Other Work: Develop and implement other sources of potential partnership funding: New local taxation Increase success rates for collection of levies/drainage charges Other sources such as S106 and CIL Consider further how to include Grant in Aid/Capital Works 16