Make your voice heard, have your say before it is too late.
The Boundary Committee has announced further draft proposals to restructure local government in Devon;
- a single unitary for the whole of the current Devon County Council area excluding Plymouth and Torbay, or
- a Greater Exeter and Exmouth unitary authority, and a further unitary authority covering the remainder of Devon, with no changes to Plymouth and Torbay.
The official consultation period has ended, but the Boundary Committee is allowing people to continue to comment on the proposals up to the time the Committee makes its recommendations to the Secretary of State on 15th July 2009
If you would prefer no enforced central government change i.e. keep the existing arrangements - the status quo - contact the Boundary Committee and tell them not only what you think about the proposals, but why you think it.
You can also contact the Government’s Department for Communities and Local Government to give your views.
Devon councils have over the last few years been working together to share the services they provide and reduce costs for residents. If either of the Boundary Committee’s options are approved it could lead to the biggest upheaval in local government for a generation and would cost millions of pounds to introduce at a time when the whole country is facing one of the deepest recessions for years.
It’s crucial that you put forward your views and make your voice heard, even if you took part in the Boundary Committee’s 12-week consultation on reorganising Devon last summer.
It’s vital you reaffirm your views again, telling the Boundary Committee not only what you think about the options, but why.
During the last consultation, almost 6,000 people and organisations responded. More than two-thirds - 68% - were against a unitary Devon. Only 13% supported a Greater Exeter and Exmouth unitary authority.
Read full details of the Boundary Committee’s draft proposal here.
Make your online submission to the Boundary Committee here.
Or write to:
The Review Manager,
(Devon Review),
The Boundary Committee for England,
Trevelyan House,
Great Peter Street,
LONDON SW1P 2HW
or e-mail: reviews@boundarycommittee.org.uk
Contact your local MP:
Totnes Mr Anthony Steen MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
or email Steena@parliament.uk
South West Devon Mr Gary Streeter MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
or email:mail@garystreeter.co.uk
You can also send your views to:
John Denham MP,
Secretary of State for Local Government,
Department for Communities and Local Government,
Eland House,
Bressenden Place,
LONDON
SW1E 5DU
or e-mail: Contactus@communities.gsi.gov.uk
The Secretary of State may only consider representations after the Boundary Committee has made its final recommendations.
Map showing the proposal for a unitary authority covering
the whole of Devon, excluding Plymouth and Torbay
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