To authorise, following the consultation referred to, and with the Council’s Chief Executive, the submission of responses to the UK Government in response to its statutory consultation on local government reorganisation proposals for Greater Essex (four proposals) and for Suffolk (two proposals).

To ensure that the Council’s position, seeking to best represent the interests of its residents, businesses and wider society locally, is conveyed to the UK Government and so can be taken into account in its decision making on the proposals for local government reorganisation to be implemented.

The option of not submitting views was considered, as was the option of submitting different views to those approved by virtue of this decision.  The fact of submitting views and the particular views approved by this decision were settled upon as best reflecting the position of the Council on the various proposals for Greater Essex and for Suffolk.