Message from Vice Chancellor Prof Neal Juster – Have your say: Greater Lincolnshire Devolution

Across the country, devolution is moving important choices about local investment, infrastructure and training from government to local decision makers.

Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council have secured a devolution deal with government worth over £750 million which, if progressed, means money and power can move from government to decision-makers in Greater Lincolnshire.

To seek this level of powers, money, and a say in how they spend it, local councils must produce a draft proposal and consult with Lincolnshire residents on it. The proposal sets out to government how devolution could work in Greater Lincolnshire including the creation of an independent body called a mayoral combined county authority.

The Greater Lincolnshire Devolution Proposal (the proposal), can be seen, in full at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/devolution(External link).

The proposal explains how, if adopted, using powers and deciding how to spend money locally could improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the people who live or work in the region.

I strongly encourage you to have your say, please complete the survey via the link here https://www.letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk/devolution/surveys/devolution

Regards

Prof Neal Juster
Vice Chancellor