Devolution - Suffolk on the fast track
Suffolk on the fast-track towards complete council restructuring and devolution (5th Feb 2025)

 

  • Ministers wants Suffolk at the front of the queue

  • Suffolk’s county, borough and district councils to be abolished

  • Work starts on reorganisation plan for new unitary council or councils

  • Government proposes postponing county elections to facilitate rapid change

  • Mayor set to be elected in May 2026

Suffolk’s 50-year-old two-tier council structure is set to change with the government proposing to abolish county, borough and district councils and replace them with a new unitary council arrangement and a directly elected mayor.

Under the proposals, all six of Suffolk’s district, borough and county councils would be disbanded and just one authority would provide all councils services in an area. The government argues that unitary councils can deliver better outcomes for residents and save money that can be reinvested into public services.

Read the full news story here on Suffolk County Council's website 


Devolution
Summary of SALC actions to date (23rd January 2025)