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Lancashire Combined County Authority
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Area covered by the proposed Lancashire Combined County Authority
Type
Type	Combined county authority of Lancashire
Leadership
Chair	TBD
Elections
Voting system	Indirect election
Last election	Authority established
Website
www.lancashiredevolution.co.uk

The Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) is a proposed non-mayoral combined county authority comprising the three upper tier councils in Lancashire, namely Blackpool Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, and Lancashire County Council.

History

The deal was signed in November 2023 but will not come into effect until the public consultation as concluded. The deal proposes to devolve certain powers, i.e. housing, transport, education and skills as well as environmental matters to LCCA. The deal leaves room for Lancashire to progress to level 2 or 3 devolutions which on top of increasing the depth and breadth of the powers devolved, would also create the position of an elected mayor. However at the signing ceremony the leader of Lancashire county council stated that Lancashire was not a good fit for a mayor due to its rural nature. Proposals for a non-mayoral combined county authority for Lancashire were approved by the new Labour Government on 19 September 2024. Draft statutory instruments to establish the combined authority were laid before parliament on 26 November 2024 and the first meeting of the shadow authority took place at Preston County Hall the following day.

As of October 2024, it is not known whether the chair of the combined authority will be able to participate in the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.

Structure

The proposed authority would consist of four constituent members, one each from Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen councils and two from Lancashire County Council, two non-constituent members nominated by the twelve lower tier district councils beneath Lancashire County Council, and two associate non-constituent members appointed by the CCA itself. There would be no direct elections to the authority.

Members

References

1. ^ Lancashire Devolution Deal GOV.UK. Retrieved 13th May 2024
2. "What is Lancashire devolution, why should I care about it - and what does it mean for council tax bills?".
3. "Lancashire devolution deal struck between county and government". BBC News. September 19, 2024.
4. ^ "Lancashire's devolution deal signed at castle ceremony". BBC News. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
5. Harratt, Stuart (19 September 2024). "Devolution deals approved by the government". BBC News. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
6. Wheeler, Richard (September 18, 2024). "Rayner: Backing for new deals is 'first step of devolution revolution'". The Standard.
7. Faulkner, Paul (September 18, 2024). "Devolution deal WILL go ahead as Angela Rayner hails Lancs' untapped potential". Lancs Live.
8. Faulkner, Paul (19 September 2024). "'It's a deal': Lancashire gets devolution done, but without a mayor - for now..." Lancashire Post.
9. https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/new-lancashire-combined-county-authority-30462331
10. https://news.lancashire.gov.uk/news/formation-of-lancashire-combined-county-authority-takes-major-step-forward
11. Levelling Up White Paper: LGA Briefing. Local Government Association. Retrieved 13th May

External links

• Lancashire Devolution
• Lancashire Devolution Deal

• Lancashire
• Combined authorities and combined county authorities