Highways Agency - Safe roads, Reliable journeys, Informed travellers

Introduction

This Framework Document explains how the Highways Agency will work and the high level relationships between the Agency and the Department for Transport. It articulates the governance arrangements, accountabilities, freedoms and constraints between the Agency and the Department and is agreed by both the Secretary of State for Transport and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. This document does not attempt to define every relationship that exists between the Agency and the Department but seeks to define the most significant and the principles for all relationships.

The Framework Document is available for download in PDF format below.

• The Framework Document - July 2009 (645KB PDF)