Decision details

At its meeting on 19 August 2021, Council gave the Chief Executive delegated authority to submit responses and undertake negotiations regarding the content of the Structural Change Order (SCO) and associated mattersin consultation with the Leader of Council and the Monitoring Officer. 

Having consulted the Leader and the Monitoring Officer, I have exercised the delegated authority set out above to take the following decision.  The reasons for my decision are set out in the Appendix.

Decision:

Acting jointly with the other Somerset Councils (Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset County and Somerset West and Taunton), to submit the electoral arrangements options paper and opinion attached as Appendix 2 to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in response to MHCLG’s request for views regarding potential council size and warding arrangements for considerationby the Secretaryof State.