Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority

Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority
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Area covered by the proposed Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority
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Directly elected mayor
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Authority established
Next election
2 May 2025

The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) is the proposed combined county authority for the county of Lincolnshire, for the local authority areas of Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber regions of England.[1][2] The first election for the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, who will chair GLCCA, is expected to take place in May 2025.[3][4]

History

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An earlier plan for a Lincolnshire devolution was proposed, which would have included all constituent boroughs as well as the county council [5] failed in 2016 after constituent councils voted against it.[6][7]

A Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal was announced on 13 November 2023.[1][8] The deal proposes to devolve certain powers, i.e. housing, transport, education and skills as well as environmental matters to GLCCA. The consultation by the constituent councils received significant support in favour of the GLCCA.[9]

As well as increased local decision-making, the deal included and an extra £24 million in funding per year transferred from the UK government over the next 30 years, the budget to be overseen by a directly elected mayor.[10]

The three local authorities involved agreed to the deal in March 2024,[11] awaiting the decision of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and consequent secondary legislation.[12] In May the decision was delayed until after the 2024 UK general election in July.[13] Following the election, the new Labour government agreed to proceed with the devolution deal on 21 September 2024.[14][15] The first Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is expected to be elected in May 2025.[16][17] The mayor will be a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Greater Lincolnshire Devolution Deal" (PDF). GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire devolution deals given approval". 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Together again: Devolution deal will create County Authority for Lincolnshire". 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/devolution-deal-announced-for-greater-lincolnshire-with-mayor-elected-in-may/ar-AA1qNHGv?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
  5. ^ "Devolution deal in doubt after no vote". BBC News. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. ^ "Scrapped: Lincolnshire's £450m devolution deal no more". The Lincolnite. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  7. ^ Orton, Amy (2018-05-05). "What you need to know as plans revealed for 'super council'". leicestermercury. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  8. ^ "Government announces devolution proposal for Greater Lincolnshire | NELC". www.nelincs.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  9. ^ "Greater Lincolnshire Devolution | NELC". www.nelincs.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  10. ^ "Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal passed by council". BBC News. 14 March 2024.
  11. ^ Hughes, Lorna (15 March 2024). "Final council backs £720m devolution deal for elected Greater Lincolnshire mayor". Grimsby Telegraph.
  12. ^ "Lincolnshire greater together: green light for devolution as North Lincolnshire Council backs £720m deal". North Lincolnshire Council. 15 March 2024.
  13. ^ Karran, Ellis (30 May 2024). "Lincolnshire's devolution deal 'ready to go' but put on hold until after general election". Lincolnshire Live.
  14. ^ "Four devolution agreements signed off and others progressing".
  15. ^ "Devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire given the go ahead".
  16. ^ "Greater Lincs to get new mayor as Government signs off agreement". 18 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Devolution go ahead for Greater Lincolnshire". 19 September 2024.
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