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So this report sets out an updated scheme of delegation for land and asset transactions, bringing up to date a range of historic officer delegations for this type of transaction and asset management activities that come under the portfolio of the leader and executive member for Hampshire 2050. The benefit and purpose of delegating these lower valued transactions to officers is to enable efficient decision making and minimize delays to transactions so that we can operate an asset management function. That is both agile and responsive to market opportunities and conditions. The activities that fall within these delegations will be undertaken by appropriately qualified officers within the principles and the financial parameters that are set out in the report, both of which are aligned to the County Council's Strategic Asset Management Plan and financial regulations. There have been no changes to the report since Chairman's briefing and therefore the recommendation is for the approval of the updated schedule of delegations that sat appendix A of the report. Thank you, Rebecca. Do we have any questions on this from members at the moment? No, it's a really thorough report, so thank you Rebecca and I think definitely appendix A really does make it so much visible to see where those changes have been highlighted so thank you for that. If no one has any questions or comments I know you myself and the leader raised all of our questions during that. The Chairman's briefing, Adrian. It was just a comment that I looked through it to find if there was anything startling or worrying in what was being proposed but it all seemed very logical to me. From time to time you have to update the threshold levels for delegated responsibilities so that they continue to fulfill the function and I'm happy to support being proposed. Me too. Thank you. In that case that's really nice and quick so if I take everyone to page three of the report and paragraph two recommendations are and I am happy to approve those recommendations. Thank you Rebecca for your time listening. The next item on our agenda is the Hampshire Prosperity Partnership Board and it's a real shame that our leader is unable to attend today because this really was his. His vision of how Hampshire was going to navigate the skills, the business and the economic benefits of the for all of our residents in Hampshire. And I personally before I hand over to Gary would like to pay a huge thank you for him for having this vision for really pushing forward with it and for working with. Huge amount of businesses, lots of education centres over this time to really kind of now list down and have something positive and going forward. So, on that basis I will hand over to Gary. Thank you. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Sorry, good morning Councillors still still just about morning. You'll see the paper provides a thorough update on the progress we've made to establish our new economic prosperity and growth governance, which follows the integration of the local enterprise partnership functions and accountabilities that came into the County Council from the 1st of April last month. And part of these new responsibilities we've needed to set up a growth board in accordance with government guidance. And we've called this growth board the Hampshire Prosperity Partnership Board, which you'll see in the paper. And there's also a reminder of the governance structure previously presented to cabinet, which is detailed in section 13 of the paper. You'll see also in the paper through the shadow board arrangements that we established earlier this year recruitment process under a single appointment panel has been undertaken. And there will be 70 applications from a range of business leaders across Hampshire. We've listed shortlisted 14 candidates for interview. And the successful candidates in composition of the new board are detailed in paragraph 25 of the report. I'd also like to add a further name to that list in paragraph 25, which has been recommended and approved by the appointment panel, but didn't make its way into the final report at the time of the time of publication. And a deputy leader that name is Paul West, who is a director at Calder showers, and will act as a business representative on the board. And so deputy leader I'd like to refer you to recommendations to three in the report, alongside that additional appointment of Paul West to the Hampshire Prosperity Partnership Board. Thank you. Thank you, Gary. Does anyone have any questions or comments on this. Council Parker Jones. Thank you. It is one quick query regarding the equality impact assessment that was conducted, which states that there are sort of no equality impact assessment aspects that need to be considered because it's a governance board. But I think I just want some reassurance that that board will be really reflective of the people of Hampshire and its diverse communities and the different groups of people that bring prosperity to our wonderful county. It's very easy when we're looking at things, which we think are a statute to think, well, we're doing what is required of us by law, but are we actually fulfilling that duty as well. Thank you. Thank you, Gary. Do you want to come back. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Council Parker Jones. It's a really good point that's been raised and was one at the forefront of the minds of the appointment panel. And so what we've not included is the four detailed notes and considerations of that point. I want to thank you for that panel because it's not necessary appropriate sort of publicly consumable documents. I can just reassure you that all of those considerations were taken into account in terms of how do we get a representative board as far as possible. In terms of not only representing sort of the sectors and the geographies across Hampshire, but also that wider inclusion point that you refer to across a range of characteristics. And all that noted is that, as always, when you have a board of 14 to 15 individuals, as much as you try and make that board representative, what you've also then got to be cognizant of is how do we identify any blind spots that may exist across that board. I can just reassure you that we've had those conversations as part of the shadow board, and the interim boards that have existed, and our plans in place moving forward to ensure that where those blind spots exist, and we appropriately plug them through necessary means. So a really good question, but one that's absolutely been picked up as part of the recruitment process. Thank you. Do you have any further questions on that point. That was all. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks very much. In the dim, distant past, it was the scrutiny committee, the CSR 2050 select committee that looked after the LEP, or basically interviewed the LEP before it was a band abolished, which scrutiny committee will be responsible for scrutinizing the work of the of this new group. The HPPB. Okay, that's okay. Yes. So, Council have done in that wiring diagram that you'll see in section 13 of the paper. What it sort of demonstrates is that relationship between the formal decision making of the county council in terms of the executive functions of the organization, and the role of this prosperity partnership board. So the work that the recommendations from the prosperity partnership would feed into the decision making, either of the executive member for 2050 and or cabinet, depending on the nature of that decision. And then obviously, those executive function decision making will be subject to normal scrutiny. So it wouldn't be the role of this committee to scrutinize the board itself, or the recommendations of those board of the board feeding into cabinet and executive functions of the council will be subject to normal scrutiny, as any other decision making the responsibility of the county council or the executive function. So let's see I got this right. The work that the board will do, doesn't get shared with your average county councillor. The board will make recommendations. It's an advisory board, councillor galain to cabinet and under the executive member. Therefore, the decision making of the recommendations of the board will be subject to review scrutiny and normal executive member decision making. Okay. I'll let that hang there for a bit. Thank you. Do you have any other. That's the collect. Yes. Council Glenn's raised an important point. I presume whatever screw to me. County members get involved with it will be the hanche of 2050 select committee that does that. So Jonathan can keep a close eye on that for us. So we will be basically we will be the response of committee if questions were asked. Sorry. Yeah. For the economic governance councillor galain, that is correct. I think the point I'm trying to make potential in a slightly convoluted way is that that scrutiny exists in relation to the executive decision making responsibility of the county council. That decision making exists either through the executive member for hanche 2050 or cabinet of which your select committee is the appropriate select committee for that. This board makes recommendations and advisory capacity to cabinet and all the executive member. Okay, that's fine for the moment. Thank you. Any other questions or. Comments. One. This one. Okay. So, if I then take you to the recommendations that are on page 15. Of our papers and it's paragraphs two and three. On that page. I'm happy to approve the recommendations. I'm on this paper and I personally look forward to seeing what the prosperity board and achieves for us as a local authority. And I do hope that as many members have the opportunity to see the work that it's doing as possible. And I think Jonathan will absolutely keep an eye on that in that respect with the select committee. And I think that's a really good thing. Council connect. Sorry. Yes, that's okay. The chair of the board is to be Rob Humby. I suppose there's a possibility after the changes on Thursday that that might change. So I suppose that's as far as we can go today. The chair of the board is the leader of the county council. But depending on who the leader is, is the chair of the board. Oh, that's right. Okay. And Louise, sorry, you've got your hand up. Sorry, just a double check was that you agree the recommendations in the paper with the addition of Paul West who's the business representative. Yes. With the addition of Paul West, apologies. I forgot to turn that one. Well done, Louise. Okay. On that note, I don't know. There's nothing else on the agenda. And for today, so I'm happy to close the meeting and I would ask that the webcast is indeed, please. [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] You