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Norsk Senstrumsforum Conference Drammen, Norway Thursday 10 th September 2009 `MAKING DEVOLUTION WORK` Sunil K. Varu Vice Chairman, ATCM (Scotland)

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1 Norsk Senstrumsforum Conference Drammen, Norway Thursday 10 th September 2009 `MAKING DEVOLUTION WORK` Sunil K. Varu Vice Chairman, ATCM (Scotland)

2 Background Scotland Act 1998 1st July 1999 First Minister and Cabinet 129 MSP`s

3 UK Government Responsibilities Fiscal, economic and monetary system Competition and customer protection Railways, transport safety and regulation Employment legislation Social security Data protection

4 Scottish Government Responsibilities -Devolved Local government Planning Tourism, economic development Assistance to industry Road networks, bus policy Criminal and civic law Police Environment Natural and built heritage Statistics and records

5 ATCM (Scotland) Cross Party Group approach Initial contact with Govt. July 2007 First Holyrood meeting to discuss creation Nov 2007 Documentation creation Nov 2007-March 2008 Inaugural meeting June 25th 2008 Established April 2009 – Cross Party Support

6 Group Purpose 1) For the Scottish Parliament to fully understand town centre issues for future policy 2) Allow for a coordinated (“joined-up”) allocation of public spending e.g crime, business development, licensing etc.

7 Scotland –Wide Support ATCM (Scotland) Leading Cross Party Support (Members of Scottish Parliament) Centre for Scottish Public Policy Keep Scotland Beautiful RTPI (Scotland) RICS (Scotland) Scottish Business Crime Centre Scottish Retail Consortium Skillsmart Retail Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum Federation of Small Businesses Scottish Property Forum BIDs Scotland

8 Discussions? Covering All Angles Private Sector – Research on Development Opportunities Small Town Task Force – Problems with smaller towns and investment opportunities Government View – Town Centre Regeneration Fund (£60m – 2009/2010) Retail Sector – October 2009 (“21st Century High Street”) End Result? Informed Decision-Making by Scottish Parliament Better Policy Framework for Town Centre Investment

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