Lancashire Combined County Authority
Lancashire Combined County Authority | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
| Leadership | |
Chair | TBD |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election | |
Last election | Authority established |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) is the proposed combined authority for Blackpool, Blackburn and county of Lancashire.[1] The Lancashire Combined County Authority is a level 1 devolution deal, meaning that the body will be composed of local authority leaders collaborating through a joint committee; as such there will be no direct elections for the LCCA.[1][2]
History[edit]
The deal was signed in November 2023 but will not come into effect until the public consultation as concluded.[3] The deal proposes to devolve certain powers, i.e. housing, transport, education and skills as well as environmental matters to LCCA. The deal leaves room for Lancashire to progress to level 2 or 3 devolutions which on top of increasing the depth and breadth of the powers devolved, would also create the position of an elected mayor. However at the signing ceremony the leader of Lancashire county council stated that Lancashire was not a good fit for a mayor due to its rural nature.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lancashire Devolution Deal GOV.UK. Retrieved 13th May 2024
- ^ Levelling Up White Paper: LGA Briefing. Local Government Association. Retrieved 13th May
- ^ a b "Lancashire's devolution deal signed at castle ceremony". BBC News. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.