Venue: Council Chamber, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF
Contact: Amelia Christopher Email: amelia.christopher@surreycc.gov.uk
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
The Chair to report apologies for absence. Additional documents: |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter (i) Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or (ii) Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting NOTES: · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest · As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner) · Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial. Additional documents: |
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ENGLISH DEVOLUTION WHITE PAPER PDF 286 KB
This report outlines the opportunities arising from the English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024, and the requirements on Surrey County Council set out in a letter sent to the Leader of the Council from the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution on the same day (see Annex 1).
The Council is asked to note that the Leader intends to respond to the Minister expressing the council's interest in pursuing a joint programme of devolution and local government reorganisation (Annex 2), and that acceptance onto the government’s programme to deliver both reorganisation and devolution to the most ambitious timeframe may lead to the postponement of the 2025 county council elections. Council is also asked to note that the decision to respond to the letter of 16 December 2024 is an Executive function. Additional documents: |