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Appendix 1 - Reshaping the Tay Cities Deal - Activities and Timetable

Perth and Kinross Council · 25 February 2026
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Appendix 1
Reshaping the Tay Cities Deal – activities and timetable
Key Activities and Actions for the Reshaping of the Tay Cities
Region Deal Programme
Deadline Date
Approach presented and agreed at March Management Group. 6th March
Partnership approach shared with both Governments. 14th March
Partnership Annual Conversation with both Governments. 20th March
Approach and Annual Performance Report presented to Joint
Committee Members for consideration and approval.
21st March
Updated approach, reshaping timetable and supporting
documentation to be shared at April Management Group for
consideration and approval.
17th April
Output commitments workshop with Partners (Management
Group (inc. Heads of Economic Development Group Chair) and
Finance Directors Group).
24th April
Development of
Approach
All key documentation to be shared with the local authority leads
and Thematic Boards.
30th April
The lead local authority Directors to obtain and submit
assurance that the Programmes, Fund and Projects can be fully
delivered as entered into Deal, following liaison with the relevant
Thematic Boards.
23rd June 2025
Assessment and Recommendations from Strand 1A presented
in a report to Management Group and Finance Directors Group.
28th August 2025
Strand 1A
Assurance of
Existing
Projects
Joint Committee informed of progress of Strand 1A work. 3rd October 2025
The lead local authority Directors will identify and submit
substantive changes, via change request process, for existing
projects following liaison with the relevant Thematic Boards.
15th October 2025
Review and assessment by Partnership Review Panel. w/c
17th November
2025
Assessment and Recommendations from Strand 1A and 1B
existing projects presented in a report to Management Group
and Finance Directors Group.
27th November
2025
Joint Committee informed of progress of Strand 1A and 1B work
and agreed Strand 2 process and call for new projects.
12th December
2025
Strand 1B
Substantive
Changes to
Existing
Projects
Existing projects from Strand 1A and 1B to complete agreed
actions.
28th February
2026
New Projects SOC submission. 13th March 2026
Review and assessment by Partnership Review Panel. 13th April 2026
Report provided to Finance Directors Group ahead of
Management Group.
14th May 2026
Assessment and Recommendations from Strand 2 presented to
Management Group.
28th May 2026
Partnership engagement with Governments with outcome of
Strands
June 2026
Strand 2
New Projects
Update to Joint Committee on outcome of reshaping work. 19th June 2026

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The revised Programme, and any new projects identified in
Strand 2, will need to seek and secure Ministerial approval. It has
been indicated that this would typically take 8-12 weeks.
The Partnership will need to provide a formal submission with
supporting evidence for this request. The detailed breakdown
will be set out in a later version of the timetable.
Formal
Engagement
with
Governments to
Confirm New
Programme
Report to Joint Committee (potential for special Joint Committee
date if Partnership are in a position to have an agreed
Programme earlier).
June - September
2026 (Ministers -
subject to
availability)
*pre-election end
of March - May
and Summer
recess June - end
of August will
impact on
Government Civil
Servant and
Ministerial
availability