Agenda

Special Meeting, Cabinet - Monday, 5th January, 2026 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services  Email: democraticservices@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence

2.

Public Questions and Statements

To receive questions and statements from the public, if any.

3.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 721 KB

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requries that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest (see attached guidance and flowchart)

4.

Items of Urgent Business

To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972

5.

Members' Questions

To receive oral questions from Members, if any

6.

MHCLG statutory consultation on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Norfolk - A response by North Norfolk District Council pdf icon PDF 206 KB

Executive Summary

Following the submission of final proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR) in Norfolk at the end of September 2025; the Government, through the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), is now undertaking a process of statutory consultation on the proposals, inviting key local stakeholders to comment on the three submissions made to the Government for the introduction of unitary councils in Norfolk moving forward.

 

This report is a covering report, with a detailed appendix as a draft response to the Government consultation; which Cabinet is asked to agree as the Council’s formal submission to the statutory consultation process.

 

Options considered

 

 

Option:1: Cabinet is asked to agree / propose amendments to the draft response (as included in this agenda) and approve its submission as the District Council’s response to the statutory consultation process on Local Government Reorganisation in Norfolk.

 

Option 2: The Council agrees not to submit a response to the statutory consultation (not recommended).

 

Consultation(s)

Internal consultation has included:

  • Leader
  • Deputy Chief Executive
  • Section151 Officer
  • Monitoring Officer
  • Communications Manager

 

Recommendations

 

That Cabinet:

 

  1. Comments on the draft response to the statutory consultation as attached as an Appendix to this report, proposes any amendments and approves its submission to Government as the Council’s corporate response to the statutory consultation process.

 

Reasons for recommendations

 

To respond to the statutory consultation process being carried out by the Government in respect of proposals for local government reorganisation in Norfolk.

 

 

Background papers

 

The Government’s statutory consultation process which can be found at - Proposals for local government reorganisation in Norfolk and Suffolk - GOV.UK

 

 

Wards affected

All

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr. Tim Adams (Leader)

 

Contact Officer

Steve Blatch – Chief Executive

 

Additional documents:

7.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To pass the following resolution:

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs _ of Part I ofSchedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.”

8.

Private Business