Service Devolution and Asset Transfer Policy

5.1 Buckinghamshire Council is committed to applying the following principles in how it considers devolution requests:

• Being transparent in the process for devolution, including timelines and decision-making, with as much information published online as possible.
• Providing timely information to local organisations to make an initial view on whether they are interested in discussing devolution arrangements.
• Assessing devolution requests fairly through the application of this policy.
• Transferring the budget for running a service when Buckinghamshire Council is requiring ongoing specific quality/activity standards to be met. Where no specific service standards are expected by Buckinghamshire Council it is anticipated that following a transfer of the service/asset that the future costs would be covered by the organisation taking on the service/asset.
• Provide a named contact and respond in a timely manner to all devolution enquiries.