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Our Governance Arrangements

The organisational structure PDF 86Kb for PUSH has evolved over the course of time as PUSH has sought to strengthen its democratic accountability and transparency and establish working arrangements that will oversee and drive the delivery of the actions in the thematic chapters of the Business Plan. The next phase of these working arrangements PDF 105Kb was agreed at the PUSH Joint Committee on the 18th November 2008. These changes marked a shift in emphasis for PUSH from planning and strategy towards supporting delivery and resulted in:

  • The Joint Committee remaining as the strategic leadership and decision making body

  • The creation of Delivery Panels, to oversee and drive the delivery of actions in the thematic chapters of the Business Plan

  • The Working Group evolving into a Programme Board, including representation from a wide range of public sector partners, private business and the Universities

  • The creation of a Business Group as an advisory and consultative means of engaging with business and the HFE sector

PUSH operates around the key principle of ‘subsidiarity’. PUSH is a strategic partnership and deals with genuinely strategic/sub-regional matters, where it can add value to the efforts of the individual partners. PUSH does not get involved in direct service delivery or the statutory service roles of the partner authorities or indeed those of the wider partners. PUSH’s key role is in co-ordination and oversight of both policy development and delivery at a strategic level. The Governance structures and arrangements reflect these principles.

Our Constitution

The constitutional arrangements for PUSH are set out in a formal legal agreement, entitled the Joint Agreement PDF 427Kb, approved by each of the constituent authorities that establishes the Joint Arrangements, namely the governance structures, Joint Committee and Programme Board.