West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Fran Walker is currently serving as the Senior Communications and Marketing Officer (Internal Communications) at West Yorkshire Combined Authority since December 2017. Previously, Fran held roles such as Communications and Marketing Officer at the same company and the Oxfordshire LEADER Grant Fund Programme Manager at South Oxfordshire District Council. Fran also worked as an Evidence Advisor at the Environment Agency. Fran holds a degree in MBiochem in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Reading.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
The Combined Authority (CA) has two major delivery committees: the Investment Committee and the Transport Committee. Other committees have been set up to ensure probity through careful scrutiny of decisions and processes, and strict governance and audit. The CA is responsible for the £1 billion west Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund, and works closely with business in the region through the Leeds City Region LEP to ensure that business and the regional economy is at the heart of the decisions taken. Future strategic groups will be set up to deliver on individual aims, for example on quality public transport. And while the leadership of the CA is from council leaders, local politicians and the public sector, representatives from other partners – including the private sector, other public sector agencies and the voluntary sector – are key to its success.