Chapter 5 Funding the Highways Agency: estimates, funding, monitoring
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Published:2011
Peter Stiverson, 2011. "Chapter 5 Funding the Highways Agency: estimates, funding, monitoring", in Robert N. Hunter (ed.), Section 1: Financial, legal and contractual framework, ICE manual of highway design and management, Ian D. Walsh, Robert N. Hunter, Leslie Darrall, Paul Matthews, Paul Jameson, John Thorp
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This chapter provides a brief overview of the means by which central government organisations obtain funds and the framework for controlling expenditure so financed. The link between government departments and agencies is also explained briefly. The bulk of the chapter is devoted to the workings of the Highways Agency (‘the Agency’) linking the key factors of: its aim and objectives, governance, business planning framework and financial and investment arrangements.
CONTENTS
Introduction 37
Central government organisation funding 37
Government agencies 38
Aim and objectives of the Highways Agency 38
The Highways Agency: roles, responsibilities and governance 39
The Highways Agency: business planning framework business plans 41
The Highways Agency: financial and investment arrangements 42
References 43
