The rules laid down by the Government to the Boundary Committee
for England (BCE), in December 2007, meant that arguing for no
change was not an option during the Review.
As a result, each council in Suffolk put forward
a preferred concept of how local government should be organised in
the future. Suffolk Coastal’s preferred concept for an East Suffolk
Unitary Council, as one of three unitary councils in Suffolk, was
jointly developed with Waveney District Council.
On 11
April, the joint concept for an East Suffolk Unitary
Council (new window PDF 1MB) developed by Suffolk Coastal
and Waveney was submitted to the BCE.
On 9 May, Suffolk Coastal and Waveney gave a
joint response (new window PDF 1.4MB) to a
series of questions raised by the BCE following its receipt of
all the concepts proposed for Suffolk.
This joint response opens with a letter from the Leaders of
Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Councils in which they outline some of
the key future challenges facing East Suffolk, and their vision for
the new unitary council.
A
briefing note (new window PDF 50KB), also
produced in May, summarises the Review and the East Suffolk
option.
You can find out more about the different concepts proposed by
visiting the
Boundary Committee for England website (new
window).