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As
this decision was deemed urgent and could not be deferred, under
standing order 12.15, Councillor Long, the Chair of the Corporate
Performance Panel had agreed that this decision could not be called
in.
 
RECOMMENDED:  1)       That the content
of the Interim Plan for Local Government
Re-organisation in Norfolk report (Appendix B to the report) be
noted, alongside the report’s conclusion that the three unitary model option scored best
overall against the government criteria and is therefore the
preferred option for Norfolk.
 
2)            
That the three
unitary model for LGR be endorsed as this Council’s preferred
option for submission to MHCLG.
 
3)            
That delegated
authority be granted to the Chief Executive, in consultation with
the Leader to finalise and submit the Interim Plan to MHCLG on
21st March 2025 based on the endorsement of
recommendation 2 above.
 
4)            
That following the submission of the Interim Plan
and subject to the feedback received from MHCLG, the council,
continue to work with the Norfolk Districts to conduct resident and
stakeholder engagement on the LGR proposals for Norfolk to inform
the full business case.
 
5)            
To delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in
consultation with the Leader, for the development of the full
business case for LGR in Norfolk to be returned to full Council for
approval prior to submission.
 
Reason for
Decision
 
To
respond to the Governments request that the council work with other
local authorities in Norfolk to submit proposals for Local
Government Reform in Norfolk by 21 March 2025.