An important new phase of work on the 3SC devolution proposals begins

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Devolution newsletter

18 February 2016

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the 4th edition of the 3SC Devolution Newsletter which focuses on an important new phase of work on the 3SC devolution proposals and a round-up of past and future meetings.

 

We are keen that this newsletter is available to everybody who has an interest in our devolution proposals. Please forward it on to anybody you think will be interested in it.

 

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We hope you find this newsletter helpful.

 

All the best

The 3SC Communications Team.

3SCdevolution@eastsussex.gov.uk

 

Headlines

We have now begun an important new phase of work on the 3SC devolution proposals and are about the begin discussions with civil servants.

There was a meeting of Chief Executives of the councils in the 3SC area on 29 January.

The 3SC Leaders’ Group met on 10 February.

The Strategic Oversight Group met on 11 February.

Contents

Upcoming events

Meetings of chief executives of the councils in the 3SC area: 4 March.

Future meeting of the Strategic Oversight Group: 9 March.

The next phase

We have now begun an important new phase of work on the 3SC devolution proposals. There are two linked strands of work on this:

  • Further developing the proposals including close engagement with all the councils in the 3SC area and partner organisations including the three local enterprise partnerships, the police, fire and rescue services, the health service, universities and training and education providers;
  • Negotiations and discussions with government following our Ministerial Challenge Session with Baroness Williams in January.

Additionally, discussions with civil servants are about to begin and are taking place at two levels:

  • We are planning a meeting at a senior level to pursue our proposals as a whole and make the case for our ambitious asks of government;
  • Through working sessions focusing on the main elements of our proposition.

Meetings

Leaders of the councils in the 3SC area met on 10 February and arrangements are in hand for a full day working session on the devolution proposals within the next two months.

A meeting of the chief executives from the councils, LEPs and fire and rescue services took place on 29 January and a further meeting is taking place on 4 March.


The work programme as a whole is being overseen by the Strategic Oversight Group which met on 11 February and is due to meet again on 9 March. SOG is chaired by Surrey County Council chief executive David McNulty and comprises a small number of chief executives and workstream leads. 

The workstreams

The main workstreams are:

  • Infrastructure;
  • Skills;
  • Housing and planning;
  • Fiscal and investment;
  • Public service transformation;
  • Double devolution;
  • Governance.

3SC materials

For those who are interested in background information a pack of materials is available, comprising: