Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal 2023
Proposed agreement for a devolution deal between the government and the local authorities of Lincolnshire County Council, North East Lincolnshire, and North Lincolnshire Council.
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This historic deal marks a new devolution agreement between the government and the local authorities of Lincolnshire County Council, North East Lincolnshire, and North Lincolnshire. This agreement will see the creation of the Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA), alongside a directly elected mayor for the area. The aim is for the first mayoral election to be held in May 2025.
The devolution deal transfers new powers and funding to the Greater Lincolnshire MCCA, alongside a £720 million long-term investment fund to drive economic growth and take forward local priorities. Alongside this, the deal also includes £8.6 million of investment in brownfield funding, devolution of the Adult Education Budget, and £20 million of capital funding in advance of the inaugural election to drive place-based economic regeneration in Greater Lincolnshire (subject to business cases).
This agreement is subject to ratification by those councils, and to the statutory requirements for making the secondary legislation implementing the provisions of the deal. These statutory requirements include those councils consenting to the legislation and Parliament approving it. Once that legislation is made the devolution deal will be confirmed.