Appendix 4 Special O&S minutes 18.09.25

Committee report · Cabinet · Wed 24 Sep 2025 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 4 · the whole meeting

What it recommends

In the report's own words. A recommendation is a proposal: the meeting can agree, change or reject it.

“Cabinet would welcome the comments from Overview and Scrutiny. Government has requested that all councils included in the Devolution Priority Programme submit their proposal for a single tier of local government for their area by 26 September 2025. (The Chair declared the meeting closed at. 8.03 pm).”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED (unanimously): 1. We endorse support for the One East Sussex unitary proposal but will submit all three proposals with a covering letter that will: • Emphasise that this is a central government-imposed initiative to which Hastings along with other authorities are responding, where their widespread concerns highlighted the pace at which this had been requested and is expected to be delivered with no additional resources.” minutes ↗

Places and organisations it names

Hastings Borough Council

Other papers for this meeting

Cabinet agenda · Committee agenda
HBC LGR and Devolution Covering Report Full Council and Cabinet Sept 24 · Committee report
HBC LGR and Devolution Report FC Cabinet Final · Committee report
Local Government reorganisation final 24th Sept 2025 FINAL · Committee report
Minutes Public Pack, 01/09/2025 Cabinet · Committee report
Cabinet minutes · Committee minutes

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