Decision details
Local Government Boundary Commission for England - Somerset Council's Submission for Phase 2
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Resolved that the Constitution and Governance Committee agreed to:
1. Reject the recommendations of the Electoral Review Working Group for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for Stage 1 of Somerset Council’s Phase 2 response.
2. Engage further with the LGBCE during Stage 2 of the public consultation for Phase 2.
3. Encourage all Somerset Council members to submit their own proposal to the LGBCE for Stage 1 of Phase 2.
4. The Monitoring Officer writing to the LGBCE requesting an extension of the deadline for Somerset Council to submit a proposal for Stage 1 of Phase 2 due to the challenges in finalising a submission that strikes a good balance in meeting the three statutory criteria.
Publication date: 14/01/2025
Date of decision: 14/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 14/01/2025 - Constitution and Governance Committee
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