Top 10 Fire Design and Specification Concerns

This guidance will provide an opportunity for Towns to learn from the top 10 issues experienced by our fire experts during design and specification stages of building projects.  We hope these slides enable discussion, help you avoid such issues in investments proposed as part of the Towns Fund work, and encourage safe and resilient development in your town.

Good Governance Tool

The Towns Fund provides an opportunity for transformational investment in your town and acts as a platform for future policy and development. Your Town Deal Board has an essential role to play and is responsible for producing Town Investment Plans and overseeing compliance with the Heads of Terms Agreement with the government. Therefore, it’s crucial that the board performs well.  

This tool is designed to help you get the best from your board. It’s an opportunity for you to reflect on what a high performing board looks like, plan how you can support and improve your board and identify any extra support needs you may have. 

The tool looks at the four themes which are core to good governance and high performing boards: 

• working well as a board team 

• working in the open 

• engaging with relevant partners and the community 

• making good decisions