Have your say on the proposals for a Tees Valley Combined Authority The five local councils in the Tees Valley (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees) are asking for your views on proposals to form a Combined Authority for the Tees Valley. There is a package of information available on the Middlesbrough Council website which is available on middlesbrough.gov.uk/combined This includes: • A consultation document • Some frequently asked questions • A draft governance review • A detailed report that went o the Council’s executive on 9th December 2014 • Press releases • Video This sets out what the Combined Authority would do and what the local councils would continue to do. In summary, the Combined Authority would focus on economic growth and our ambition to create 25,000 new jobs for the Tees Valley and would NOT recreate the former Cleveland County Council. We would like to hear your views on our proposal. So, please complete the online questionnaire no later than 31st January 2015. The online survey is available on the following link: https://surveymonkey/s/TeesValleyCombinedAuthorityConsultation Once the consultation period has closed we will report the conclusions of the consultation to all five councils no later than March 2015. If feedback is supportive, we intend to formally ask each Borough Council to approve our ‘scheme’ in March, which is when we have to submit our proposal to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will then carry out further consultation before placing an ‘Order’ before both Houses of Parliament. Because of the General Election in May 2015, this is likely to mean that the earliest chance to have the Order approved before both Houses of Parliament would be Autumn 2015. Yours sincerely Mike Robinson Chief Executive
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:18:26 +0000
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