1. County Devolution: A Deal for all
John Pollard

2. Councillor John Pollard - Leader of Cornwall Council

3. d “A prosperous Cornwall that is resilient and resourceful… d
A clear and coherent vision…
d “A prosperous Cornwall that is resilient and resourceful… d
…a place where communities are strong and where the most vulnerable are protected.” d

4. d “We are ambitious and confident about Cornwall’s future…
Focused on eight strategic themes…
d “We are ambitious and confident about Cornwall’s future…
...securing greater freedoms from the Government will help realise Cornwall’s unique potential.”

5. Our devolution ‘asks’…
d “Sets out the powers and freedoms we want to secure from the Government to enable Cornwall to take greater control over its own affairs.”

6. Making ‘double devolution’ a reality…
Providing visible strong and effective strategic leadership through the ‘Leader and Cabinet’ model…
…but reworking local governance and empowering hundreds of communities.

7. The Deal…
Devolving EU funding decisions
c. €603m
Local flexibility to address our energy and resilience needs
Local control over public assets £2.5bn+
Freedom to create an integrated public transport system
£50m+
Local control of employment and skills funding £60m+
A local approach to promoting heritage and tourism
Accelerate health and social care integration £1.8bn+
Local control of business support funding
£200m
Gives Cornwall the powers, freedoms and flexibility to accelerate the delivery of our Strategy.

8. Timescales - being fleet of foot but not tripping up!
Barriers and challenges…
Timescales - being fleet of foot but not tripping up!
Negotiation - how far are you prepared to go to secure a Deal?
Unity - balancing local and national politics
Governance - mayoral v leader model
Capacity - be careful what you wish for!

9. The end of the beginning!