Issue details

Devolution for the Heart of the South West - A Prospectus for Productivity

 

 

To submit comprehensive devolution proposals to central government with partners from across the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Partnership involving transfer of Council services or element of risk transfer;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/11/2015

Decision due: January 2016 by Executive Director of Operations and Finance
Reason: The decision needs to be signed off by the Council by 18 December and therefore the Executive Director will take the decision as an urgent Council decision which will be reported to the next Council meeting.

Decision due: 3 Feb 2016 by Council

Lead member: Elected Mayor and Executive Lead for Assets, Finance, Governance and Corporate Services, Economic Regeneration and Transformation Elected Mayor

Lead director: Executive Director of Operations and Finance

Contact: Fran Hughes, Assistant Director Cummunity and Customer Services Email: frances.hughes@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Meetings and circulation of papers.

Consultees

Local authorities across the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) working in partnership to develop the devolution proposal.

Reason for inclusion in Forward Plan: Opportunities to work in partnership with other local authorities across the South West LEP area to make a formal request for devolution to Central government.

If you want to make representations contact:: Frances Hughes, Assistant Director of Community and Customer Services, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR, telephone (01803) 208002, email frances.hughes@torbay.gov.uk

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