Team Devon Joint Committee

The Team Devon Joint Committee will act as a joint committee under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 and the Local Authorities (Arrangements for the Discharge of Functions) (England) Regulations 2012.   The Joint Committee will be how Devon’s National Park Authorities, parish, town, district and county councils will work jointly on shared priorities for the benefit of people and places across the county.   The functions of the Joint Committee will, subject to any governance arrangements of a Constituent Authority requiring any decision to be approved by full Council or an executive of the Constituent Authority, be to:  

·       Support continuous improvement and value for money in the ways that Devon’s National Park Authorities, parish, town, district and county councils exercise their duties and responsibilities through, for example, aligning performance measures and sharing or integrating services.  

·       Contribute strategically to the following environmental, economic and social wellbeing objectives for Devon’s people and communities:   a)    Economic development (incorporating green growth) b)    Housing and homelessness c)    Transport infrastructure d)    Climate change e)    Natural and cultural heritage f)      Health and wellbeing inequalities g)    Migration and asylum  

·       Advise, inform and support the work of the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority.   The full terms of reference can be located here - https://devoncc.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/PublicDocs/Democracy/Eee2auUWvylMuZbULR2e6jYB3BCICGH7NqYqJ3_NUoufuw?e=1uOR20