Locality Boards

Locality Boards will advise county and district councils on the public service priorities and deliver the countywide ambitions for the locality.

The role of Locality Boards is to:
- advise county and district councils on the public service priorities for the locality;
- deliver the countywide ambitions within the locality;
- advise county and district councils on service provision, moving towards combined place based commissioning where appropriate;
- improve the local accountability to residents for public services in their totality;
- oversee public services in each Locality through direct oversight and community leadership

However Locality Boards are not being formed in a ‘one size fits all approach’ and therefore each Locality Board will fulfil this role differently to meet the needs of their area.

The ‘core’ membership of each Locality Board will comprise the elected County Councillors with divisions within the Locality and an equivalent number of District Council Cabinet members. Additional membership of each Board will be decided by the Locality Board depending on the business needs of the Locality.