RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that –

(a)     following an update to be provided by the Leader and Chief Executive, at its meeting on 14th August 2025, Council considers the available information on the options for Local Government Reorganisation in Greater Essex, as they have been announced and formulated; and

(b)   indicates its views on those options, and the preference of the Leader, based upon Council’s previous decision “to ensure that the District of Tendring is in the best possible position” and “the voice of Tendring (and north Essex more generally) is as strong as possible … recognising its opportunities and challenges”.