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<p>Transport for the North (TfN) membership is drawn from the North’s combined and
local authority, and Local Enterprise Partnership leaders working in a unique partnership
with the Government, Network Rail, Highways England and HS2 Ltd. It was established
by the Government with Northern leaders in October 2014. The TfN governance framework
is outlined in the <em>Principles for Governing the Relationship between Transport
for the North (TfN) and the Department for Transport (DfT) </em>document, which is
attached and is available on the TfN website. The Chairman of TfN is the only Partnership
Board member receiving remuneration for this role. Building on the summer budget commitment
to provide funding to TfN, the Government is committing a total of £50m (£10m per
annum) over this parliament, enabling TfN to build its capacity and capability to
recruit the staff it needs and get on with planning better rail and roads to deliver
the Government’s ambitious programme to create a Northern Powerhouse.This is in addition
to the £8.5m already provided by DfT and up to £4m committed by the members of TfN.
Following the recent appointments of the Chief Executive and Chairman, the recruitment
process for both permanent and temporary staff is now underway. TfN is based at temporary
premises in Manchester until a permanent location is agreed.</p>
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