Issue - decisions

25/0002 - English Devolution White Paper - KCC response to Government

10/01/2025 - 25/0002 - English Devolution White Paper - KCC response to Government

Cabinet to:

  1. Agree to submit a request to Government, jointly with Medway Council, for Kent and Medway to be included in the Devolution Priority Programme
  2. Note that acceptance onto the Devolution Priority Programme will commit Kent and Medway to elections to a new Mayoral Strategic Authority (MSA) in May 2026 and implementation of local government reorganisation by either April 2027 or April 2028
  3. Agree to request that the Minister for Local Government and English Devolution consider postponing County elections scheduled for May 2025