Purpose

Consideration of a proposed Level 2 Cornwall Devolution Deal
between Cornwall Council and HM Government.

Content

DECISION:

 

RESOLVED:

 

1. 
That Cabinet considers the contents of the report,
including the relevant responses from the public consultation and
engagement exercises on the previous proposed Level 3 Cornwall
Devolution Deal, plus the comments of the Extraordinary Customer
and Support Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 27 November
2023 and accepts the proposed Level 2 Cornwall Devolution Deal as
set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

 

2. 
That:
 

a) 
Receipt of a grant of £467,071 to deliver
implementation activities associated with the devolution of the
Adult Education Budget to Cornwall Council be approved.

b) 
The revenue budget be uplifted by the amount of
grant received for the implementation of the Adult Education
Budget.

c) 
Authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to
sign the Adult Education Budget – Implementation Funding
Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for
Education.
 

3. 
That the Integration Plan for the Cornwall and Isles
of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, set out in Section 7 of the
report and Appendix 3 to the report, including the proposals for a
new Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Economic Forum, be approved
‘in-principle’, subject to consultation with
stakeholders.

 

4. 
That Cabinet supports the setting up of a reference
group, made up of the five leaders of the political groups
represented on Cornwall Council, to oversee the development of a
‘Cornwall White Paper’, as outlined in Section 3 of the
report and Appendix 4 to the report.
 

5. 
That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive,
in consultation with the Leader, the Monitoring Officer and the
Section 151 Officer, to carry out all necessary steps to formally
complete the proposed Level 2 Cornwall Devolution Deal, including
submitting the outcome of the public consultation to Government and
consenting to the regulations which passes statutory functions to
the Council, and to complete, submit and implement the Integration
Plan.

 

 

 

Reason for the Decision: 
 
As
contained within the report.
 

Alternative options considered:
 
None
other than contained within the report.
 

Conflicts of interest declared:
 
None.
 

Dispensations granted in respect of a conflict of
interest:
 
N/A