Purpose

The government has invited proposals for local
government reorganisation, in line with the proposals set out in
its English Devolution White Paper of December 2024.
 
This report sets out the government's
requirements and the initial response of the county council. This
response sets out a wide range of views, rather than a consensus.
It is not final, formal or binding.

Content

Resolved: That
 

The collaborative interim plan be
approved for submission to Government by 21 March 2025, as
presented at Appendix B of the report; and
The decision be implemented
immediately for the purposes of Standing Order C28(3) as any delay
could adversely affect the execution of the county council's
responsibilities. The reason for this is that the Interim Plan must
be submitted by 21 March to meet the government's deadline, and any
delay could put at risk the process of local government
reorganisation and devolution in Lancashire.