Devolution and Reorganisation
Hampshire County Council will be holding an online Teams Live event on Wednesday 19th March, to brief you on the County Council’s response to the Government’s proposals for Devolution for the wider Hampshire and Solent region, as well as Local Government Reorganisation, and what this means for our local communities and businesses. The County Council and Cabinet will be discussing both devolution and reorganisation on the 20 March and 21 March, and this briefing provides the opportunity to hear more about their proposed response.
Both Devolution and reorganisation will change the local government landscape in our region and will impact all of us to a greater or lesser extent. The briefing aims to give you an understanding of what will change, the potential benefits and timelines – and how you as stakeholders, can get involved in helping to shape what happens in Hampshire.
Hampshire County Council have set up a dedicated space, which has further information about both Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation in Hampshire and the Solent, this can be found here dedicated webpage and FAQS.
Session details:
When: Wednesday, 19 March @ 2:00pm – 2:45pm
Where: Teams Live
If you would like to attend, please register your interest using this link. If anyone else in your organisation would be interested in attending, please forward them the registration link.
To help ensure the session covers the key things you want to know, the registration form also invites you to submit any questions on either Devolution or Local Government Reorganisation. Please ensure these are submitted by 5pm on Friday, 7 March.
Hampshire and The Solent Devolution Consultation
As you may already be aware central Government is currently consulting the public across Hampshire on their devolution proposal to create a new Mayoral Combined County Authority for Hampshire, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, and Southampton.
The consultation runs until 11:59pm on 13 April 2025 and can be completed online via: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/hampshire-and-the-solent-devolution/hampshire-and-the-solent-devolution-consultation#consultation-questions
We strongly encourage everyone to take the opportunity to participate in the consultation and share their views.