On 9th January Suffolk County Council made a decision to recommend Suffolk for inclusion in the government's Devolution Priority Programme (DPP) which would see the creation of a directly elected Mayor (likely covering Suffolk and Norfolk) and the replacement of existing council structures with a streamlined unitary council being set up. 

Click on this link to view our NEWS Blog on this update for further details.

In preparation the SALC team have:

• met with Somerset ALC with a view to learning lessons from their approach as a county association due to meet with Cornwall ALC and Cumbria ALC shortly

• invited a town council in a unitary authority to talk at a SALC larger council forum and share experiences 

• establishing ways to assess impact depending on proposals that emerge - this will involve data collection and a call from us to our members for information 

Click on this link to view a briefing note from Suffolk County Council for town and parish councils on the English Devolution White Paper and it's implications for Suffolk.