URL: https://moderngov.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1501

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: (i)              That the forthcoming statutory consultation on proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR) in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, be noted;   (ii)             That a cross?party LGR Cabinet Panel be established, chaired by the Leader of the Council.   (iii)           That the work being undertaken to support a devolution offer for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent be noted and endorsed;   (iv)           That it be noted that the Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government has acknowledged receipt of the Council’s intention to hold elections in May 2026 and has confirmed this will proceed.  

Date of Decision: February 3, 2026