Greater Manchester SUMP Governance Structure

The Greater Manchester (GM) SUMP was prepared at a regional level, offering strategic oversight and coordination between the needs and expectations of the 10 districts within GM. By developing the SUMP in this way it enables more collaboration on major infrastructure investments including securing funding from national government, it offers a layer of strategic oversight on projects to ensure coordination across the city region, it also allows the city region government to have more insight into areas which require more investment to improve economic and social opportunities for residents.
The SUMP was prepared by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) , who were given authority by GMCA to coordinate input from the districts.
In order to take forward the SUMP at a regional level a TfGM Committee has been established. The Committee comprises of the GMCA and the 10 local districts in GM. It is responsible for advising the GMCA on transport policy, recommending how much money is spent in supporting public transport and monitoring the quality and performance of transport services. TfGM carries out the decisions of the GMCA and the Committee.
Prior to this approach, Local Transport Plans has been written by the GMPTE (which existed before TfGM) and staff members on loan from the districts. This approach limited the ability to develop a document with unbiased oversight. These documents were also written for significantly shorter periods whereas the GM SUMP looks to 2040.