Issue - meetings

Further to Minute No. 31 of the meeting held on 15 August 2013, the Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive on the current position in relation to the consulation on the Liverpool City Region Strategic Governance Review and the proposals to establish a Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

The following appendices were included in the report:

Appendix 1 – Liverpool City Region Strategic Governance Review

Appendix 2 – Draft Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Scheme

Appendix 3 – Interim Report of Consultation

A copy of the final summary report on the consultation exercise, produced following the publication of the report was circulated to Members of the Cabinet.

Decision Made:

That:

(1)       the consultation responses to the Liverpool City Region Strategic Governance Review received up to 3 September 2013 as set out in Appendix 3 to the report and the final summary report on the consultation exercise, circulated since the publication of the report be noted:

(2)       the work undertaken to date on the Governance Review be endorsed and after taking into account the Consultation responses received, the Council be recommended to give approval to:

(i)         the submission of the Liverpool City Region Strategic Governance Review and draft Scheme to the Department for Communities and Local Government for the establishment of a Liverpool City Region Combined Authority on the basis of the documents set out in Appendices 1 and 2 to the report; and

(ii)          Sefton Council formally becoming a constituent member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, thereby sharing appropriate economic development and transport powers with other Councils within the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and the Local Transport Act 2008; and,

(3)       the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council be granted delegated authority to approve any technical amendments to the Liverpool City Region Strategic Governance Review and Scheme before it is submitted to the Secretary of State on 30 September 2013.

Reasons for Decision:

The reasons for the decision are set out in detail in Section 7 of the report.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Other options for strategic governance in the Liverpool City Region were considered as part of the review of strategic governance and were detailed in Section 4 of the report.