Decision details

To consider the Draft Order from the Secretary of State relating to the creation of a Mayoral Combined Authority for West Yorkshire and decide whether to move to the next stage in the process and agree various actions associated with that decision.

The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee has been informed (Regulation 10 applies) and has agreed to waive Call In.

1)    That the report, and the draft Order, as attached at Appendix 2, be noted.

2)    That consent in principle be given to the draft Order (Appendix 2), to establish a mayoral combined authority and associated changes as set out in the ‘minded to’ Devolution Deal.

3)    That (i) authority be delegated to the Managing Director of the Combined Authority, in consultation with the Leader and Chief Executive of each Constituent Council, and the Chair of the Combined Authority, to finalise and consent to the final draft of the Order further to any technical issues which may arise, and (ii) accordingly, the Leader and Chief Executive be authorised to act as a consultee on behalf of the Council for these purposes.

4)    That (i) the updated timetable, as set out at Appendix 1, and the next steps which are subject to consent being given by the Constituent Councils and Combined Authority, to the draft Order that the Secretary of state will lay the Order in Parliament in December 2020 be noted and (ii) accordingly, authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to make necessary amendments to the Council’s Constitution.

5)    That it be noted that Corporate Governance and Audit Committee are currently considering proposed governance and reporting arrangements between the proposed mayoral authority and the Council.

6)    That it be noted that this decision of Cabinet shall be exempt from Call-In, as agreed by the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, upon grounds of urgency as set out at para 3.6 of the report.