Agenda

Extraordinary Meeting, Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 2.30 pm

Venue: Surrey County Council, Council Chamber, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey ,RH2 8EF

Contact: Huma Younis or Sarah Quinn

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence Share this item To receive any apologies for absence.
2.	Declarations of Interest Share this item View the background to item 2. 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.
3.	Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation PDF 308 KB Share this item On the 10 January 2025, the Leader wrote to the Minister requesting that Surrey be part of the accelerated track for Local Government Reorganisation. On 5 February 2025, Surrey was invited by government to joint the first tranche of local authorities unlocking devolution to an accelerated timeline. Within this accelerated timescale, Surrey will need to submit an interim plan for Local Government Reorganisation by the 21 March 2025, followed by a full proposal on 9 May 2025. This Cabinet report sets out the draft interim plan and asks Cabinet to discuss and agree for the Leader to submit the interim plan to government, in line with the government’s deadline of 21 March 2025. Additional documents: Annex 1 - Devolution Framework Summary Table , item 3. PDF 213 KB Annex 2 - Letter from the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution to the Leader of Surrey County Council, December 2024 , item 3. PDF 150 KB Annex 3 - Response by the Leader of Surrey County Council to the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, January 2025 , item 3. PDF 99 KB Annex 4 – Letter from the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution to the Leaders of Surrey County Council and 11 District and Boroughs, February 2025 , item 3. PDF 287 KB Annex 5 - Letter from Minister Postponing 2025 County Election, February 2025 , item 3. PDF 134 KB There are a further 3 documents.View the full list of documents for item 3.
4.	EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC Share this item That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
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5.	PUBLICITY FOR PART 2 ITEMS Share this item To consider whether the item considered under Part 2 of the agenda should be made available to the Press and public.