AGMA
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, known as
AGMA, acts as the voice of the ten local authorities of Greater
Manchester and works in partnership with a wide range of private,
public and voluntary organisations within the city-region and
beyond.
AGMA Chief Executives and Council Leaders meet regularly to work
together on a range of key strategic and policy issues which impact
on Greater Manchester. AGMA also provides a range of joint services
across the conurbation via AGMA Units and through cross authority
professional groups.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
In March 2010 all 10 Greater Manchester local authorities and
Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority submitted a
scheme to the Government for the creation of a new authority.
In November 2010 ministers agreed plans to create the Greater
Manchester Combined Authority - the first of its type in the
country which will take effect from 1 April 2011.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will co-ordinate
transport, regeneration and economic development functions and to
oversee the performance of new devolved powers. Under the new
arrangements, a Joint Committee would be established to assume
responsibility for delivering transport across the Manchester City
Region.
View the ministerial
decision letter and Combined Authority arrangements - AGMA
website
Greater Manchester Strategy
On 31 July 2009 the AGMA Executive Board approved the Greater
Manchester Strategy (GMS). This is AGMA’s overarching document
which sets their strategic direction up to 2020.
The GMS is based around a series of eleven priorities which can
help deliver a higher level of prosperity, sustainability and
quality of life for the city region. These priorities are not
intended to be the only areas of importance for us; health and
community safety are also vital. However, they are the things we
wish to tackle to make good on our vision of a long term
sustainable economic growth based around a more connected, talented
and greener city region where the prosperity secured is enjoyed by
the many and not the few. By doing this on a much wider scale, the
GMS will add value to the work already underway across the city
region.
There are six Commissions whose role is to deliver the
priorities of the AGMA Executive Board in particular areas of
work.
The Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority is the
body responsible for setting local public transport policy and for
deciding how money is spent on supporting and improving the public
transport network. The Authority's decisions are implemented by
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive.