How we're working towards devolution
Throughout 2020 meetings took place at each council to formally agree to begin the process of negotiating a devolution deal with government by agreeing to the proposals, or ‘asks’, they collectively drew up.
The Council’s Executive discussed and agreed a proposal regarding York’s ‘asks’ of Government at a meeting of the Executive on 23 July 2020, and subsequently adopted by Full Council on 29 October 2020 before they were sent to the Government for consideration in December 2020.
Conversations between the councils and Government have progressed and the proposed devolution deal has been signed. A governance review has taken place, with Executive confirming that the deal and governance review can proceed to consultation.
The consultation provided residents and businesses a full opportunity to comment before final decisions are made at Executive and then, Full Council early in 2023.