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Devolution White Paper Update
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This report is an update following the
publication of the Government's White Paper
Decision:
1) Cabinet agrees to submit to Government their request to take part in the Devolution Priority Programme, by the 10 January 2025, alongside East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council, seeking a Mayoral Combined Authority on a Sussex footprint and local government reorganisation for Sussex in line with the criteria set out in the Government White Paper.
2) Cabinet notes that further reports will come to Cabinet and Scrutiny through the period of the Priority Programme to ensure full engagement and consideration of options and impacts on the form of the Mayoral Combined Authority and Local Government Reform.
Report author: Alex Voce
Publication date: 09/01/2025
Date of decision: 09/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 09/01/2025 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
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