Accountable Body Towns Fund Responsibilities - Annex C

Preston City Council acting as Accountable Body

• Upholding the Seven Principles of Public Life (the Nolan Principles)
• Developing a delivery team, delivery arrangements and agreements
• Ensuring that decisions are made by the board in accordance with good governance principles
• Ensuring transparency requirements are met - through publication of information on their website or a Town Deal specific website (where further reference is made in this guidance to publication on a Lead Council's website this includes Town Deal specific websites)
• Developing agreed projects in detail and undertaking any necessary feasibility studies
• Undertaking any required Environmental Impact Assessments or Public Sector Equalities Duties
• Helping develop detailed business cases
• Liaising with potential private investors in identified local projects and schemes
• Signing the Head of Terms Agreement with government
• Monitoring and evaluating the delivery of individual Towns Fund projects
• Submitting regular monitoring reports to Towns Hub
• Receiving and accounting for the Town's funding allocation