The six district and borough councils of Craven, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and ourselves have now submitted an outline proposal for local government reorganisation to government.
The proposal is for an East and West model of two unitary councils of a similar population and economic size. This would see Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate and Richmondshire join together to form a unitary council in the west, and Ryedale, Scarborough Selby and York join together to form a unitary council in the east.
The East and West unitaries will provide the strongest approach to unlocking devolution – potentially worth billions to the region in investment – while also being the optimum size for effective strategic and local service delivery to citizens and communities. The model also offers the opportunity to improve services and efficiencies in York.
A summary of the East and West model can be viewed online.
