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TAG unit 3.7: The Integration Objective

There are three modules within this section:

3.7.1 The Transport Interchange Sub-Objective

3.7.2 The Land Use Policy Sub-Objective

3.7.3 The Other Government Policies Sub-Objective

TAG unit 3.7.3: The Other Government Policies Sub-Objective

June 2003

Unit 3.7.3 (Adobe Acrobat - 33KB)

 

1.1 Introduction

2. References

3. Document Provenance

 

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 The impact of transport proposals on other Government policies should be considered, in order to assess the effect on overall policy integration within Government. A review should be carried out to identify whether the strategy or plan as a whole either (a) contributes to and is consistent with, (b) has no overall contribution or (c) is inconsistent with other Government polices beyond transport. For example, improved transport provision can assist wider Government policies, such as Welfare to Work, and access to education and health care.

1.1.2 Where it is possible to identify specific Government policies that are either benefited or hindered, these should be listed as part of the worksheet for this impact (Worksheet 1). Key policies affected by a strategy or plan must be listed. Other policies which are likely to be significantly affected should also be included. In determining the overall score, any marginal differences should be ignored and greatest weight given to key policies. Study steering groups should be consulted for advice on determining relevant key government policies. Where more key policies are benefited than hindered by the strategy or plan, the overall score is Beneficial. Where a roughly equal number of policies are benefited as are hindered, or there are no government policies affected, the overall score is Neutral. If more key policies are hindered than benefited by the strategy or plan, or the strategy or plan is broadly inconsistent with Government policies the score is Adverse. See Table 1.

1.1.3 Each specific policy must be supported by reference to the relevant policy documents published by the respective Department.

1.1.4 A list of the Departments of Government is provided below. To assist with the process of identifying likely impacts, Table 2 breaks the list down to reflect the extent to which transport options in the studies are thought likely to have an impact on various policy areas for which those Departments are responsible. However the impacts are likely to vary between Studies. The process of examining the impacts on other Government policy should be re-examined for each study option. Where appropriate, consultation should take place with officials and affected groups to generate supplementary qualitative evidence.

List Of Government Departments

Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Cabinet Office
Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
Ministry of Defence (MOD)
Department for Education and Employment (DfEE)
Department for Transport (DfT)
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
Department of Health (DH)
Home Office
Department for International Development (DFID)
Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers
Lord Advocate's Department
Lord Chancellor's Department (LCD)
Northern Ireland Office (NIO)
The Scotland Office
Department of Social Security (DSS)
Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)
Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT)
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW)

Special consideration should be made of the potential impacts of plans or strategies in England on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In addition to the central Government Departments, contact may be required with officials from the Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly or the relevant departments of the Northern Ireland Office.

Table 1: Scores for Contribution to Other Government Policies

Contribution to Other Government Policies	Overall Impact Score
>More key policies benefited than hindered by the scheme. Contributes to and is consistent with Government policy.	Beneficial
>Roughly equal number of policies benefited as are hindered or no policies affected.	Neutral
>More key policies hindered than benefited by the scheme. Broadly inconsistent with Government policy.	Adverse

Table 2 : Government Departments and Possible Impacts on Other Government Policy

Highly likely:

Department	Policies
DETR	transport, regeneration, housing, environmental protection
DfEE	education, labour market flexibility
Dept of Health	health
DCMS	heritage
Cabinet Office	socialinclusion
HM Treasury	Economic growth, tax and public expenditure
DTI	National and regional competitiveness

Likely:

Department	Policies
Ministry of Defence	siting and impact on defence installations, military transport
Scotland Office/Scottish Executive	for some studies
Northern Ireland Office/Northern Ireland Departments	for some studies
The Office for the Secretary of State for Wales/Welsh Assembly	for some studies
MAFF	agriculture

Unlikely:

Department

Department of Social Security

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Lord Chancellors Dept

Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers

Lord Advocates Dept

Home Office

Department for International Development

1.1.5 Further details of the various Government Departments can be found in the Civil Service Yearbook.

Worksheet 1: Integration – Other Government Policy

2. References

The Civil Service Handbook 2003/2004

DETR (1998a), A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone

Highways Agency Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB)

3. Document Provenance

This Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) Unit is based on Chapter 8 Section 4 of Guidance on the Methodology for Multi-Modal Studies Volume 2 (DETR, 2000)
Technical queries and comments on this TAG Unit should be referred to:

Integrated Transport Economic Appraisal (ITEA) Division
Department for Transport
Zone 3/08 Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
itea@dft.gsi.gov.uk
Tel 020 7944 6176
Fax 020 7944 2198

3.1.1 For advice on how schemes can affect other Government policies, Suggested contact points are given below:

The Scottish Executive- Angus MacInnes (0131 244 7261)
National Assembly for Wales- Robin Shaw (01222 826 249)
The DOE Northern Ireland- Dr Malcolm McKibbin (01232 257 320).

Updated: April 2009