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Status:

Decision Confirmed

Title:

Notice of proposal to take a key decision not on the forward plan: Devolution, Local Government Reorganisation and request to Postpone ECC Ordinary Elections in May 2025

Is a Key Decision:

Yes

Stakeholder Involvement

Secretary of State.

Date on which, or period within which, we expect the decision to be taken

Fri 10 Jan 2025

Decision Date Notes

Decision added to CMIS: Monday 23rd December 2024

Decision exempt from call-in and the Forward Plan due to urgency.

Decision published, Friday 10th January 2025.

Decision exempt from call-in, decision confirmed.

Cabinet Member

Leader

Include Item on Forward Plan:

Lead Officer

Paul Turner, Director, Legal and Assurance and Monitoring Officer.

Paul.Turner@essex.gov.uk

Background Papers:

English Devolution White Paper: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676028c9cfbf84c3b2bcfa57/English_Devolution_White_Paper_Web_Accessible.pdf

Decision Type:

Portfolio

Decision Maker Role:

Leader

Is the Decision Maker Aware of the Decision:

Yes

Is the Head of Services Aware of the Decision:

Yes

Is Decision Exempt from Call-in

Yes

Additional Information

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2.1 That the Leader of the Council submits a letter to government which:

A. Requests that Essex County Council, along with Southend-on-Sea City Council and Thurrock Council (‘the Partners’) be part of the government’s Devolution Priority Programme.
B. Sets out the Council’s commitment to work with the Partners and with central government and the borough, city and district councils to seek to deliver a mayoral combined county authority with a view to holding mayoral election in May 2026.
C. Sets out the Council’s commitment, working with the Partners, to develop a proposal for local government reorganisation for submission to government as an interim proposal in March 2025 and a full proposal in Autumn 2025.
D. Requests the government to postpone the ordinary elections to Essex County Council due to be held on 1 May 2025, initially by 12 months to May 2026 to enable the Council to focus on developing proposals for devolution and local government reorganisation as part of the Government’s Devolution Priority Programme.

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KD04 FP-319-12-24 Notice of Urgent Decision (121Kb)
KD04 FP-319-12-24 Appendix 1 - Report to Council (247Kb)
KD04 FP-319-12-24 CMA (129Kb)

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Decision History

Date & Time Created	User Full Name	Status Description	Details
1 2 Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 10 of 11.
23/12/2024 13:23:56	Maise Riley	Business Item Created
23/12/2024 13:24:42	Maise Riley	Report Added	Document ID 246512: KD04 FP-319-12-24 Notice of Urgent Decision
23/12/2024 13:24:54	Maise Riley	Status Changed	Decision Confirmed [6]
23/12/2024 14:27:00	Maise Riley	Status Changed	Decision Proposed [2]
23/12/2024 14:27:21	Maise Riley	General Details Edited
23/12/2024 14:28:02	Maise Riley	General Details Edited
10/01/2025 15:30:27	Maise Riley	General Details Edited
10/01/2025 15:37:04	Maise Riley	Report Added	Document ID 247145: KD04 FP-319-12-24 Appendix 1 - Report to Council
10/01/2025 15:37:08	Maise Riley	Report Added	Document ID 247146: KD04 FP-319-12-24 CMA
10/01/2025 15:37:21	Maise Riley	Status Changed	Decision Confirmed [6]

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