145 Partnerships

• Authority partners should be aware of their responsibilities under the Authority’s financial regulations and the code of practice on tenders and contracts.
• Partners must ensure that risk management processes are in place to identify and assess all known risks.
• Partners must ensure that project appraisal processes are in place to assess the viability of the project in terms of resources, staffing and expertise.
• Partners must agree and accept formally the roles and responsibilities of each of the partners involved in the project before the project commences.
• Partners must communicate regularly with other partners throughout the project so that problems can be identified and shared to achieve their successful resolution.