Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration)

The Council has previously adopted Core Strategy policy and subsequently a Supplementary Planning Document setting out how it will seek to achieve local economic benefits through Planning Conditions and Planning Obligations (S.106 agreements), in cases where significant new additional job opportunities are created. This report sets out how this can now be underpinned by benchmark guidance for construction works, and significantly broadened to also address economic benefits through the Council’s role as a developer and procurer of construction services through the adoption of the principles of the National Skills Academy for Construction. This guidance provides a level of certainty to developers and construction businesses as to what employment and training outcomes are expected from different types and value levels of developments.

That Executive is invited to endorse the proposal for the Council to adopt the National Skills Academy for Construction guidance, by an application for accredited status in order to support achievement of local employment and skills benefits from major development / construction projects.

Officer contact: Nick Hill, Tel: 0161 474 3736, nick.hill@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider a proposal to adopt of the principles of the National Skills Academy for Construction through benchmark guidance for construction works, and significantly broadened this through the Council’s role as a developer and procurer of construction services.

RESOLVED - That the proposal for the adoption of the National Skills Academy for Construction guidance be approved, by an application for accredited status in order to support achievement of local employment and skills benefits from major development / construction projects.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report advises Members about the National Skills Academy for Construction, highlights some of the local developments/procurement activity these principles will be applied to.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Nick Hill on 0161 474 3736 or email: nick.hill@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to comment on a proposal to adopt the principles of the National Skills Academy for Construction through benchmark guidance for construction works, and significantly broadened to also address economic benefits through the Council’s role as a developer and procurer of construction services.

The Executive Councillor (Economic Development and Regeneration) (Councillor Patrick McAuley) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

RESOLVED - That the Executive be advised that this Scrutiny Committee supports the proposal for the adoption of the National Skills Academy for Construction guidance by an application for accredited status in order to support achievement of local employment and skills benefits from major development / construction projects.