Decision - Local Government Boundary Review at Saltdean

2.1       That Cabinet approves the recommendations of Governance Committee in relation to agenda item 10 of their meeting on 26 July 2011 set out in the extract of minutes at Appendix 1.

2.2       That Cabinet requests officers to submit a further report to Cabinet once the conditions required by Governance Committee are met.

Guidance from the Commission makes clear that all local authorities affected by a potential boundary change must support a review before the Commission will begin the process. 

Any request for a review must include evidence of community support.  As and when a survey of local people is carried out, it should be administered and paid for collectively by all three authorities.

There is nothing to prevent the council from requesting the Commission to carry out a review immediately but, as indicated in the report, the Commission is likely to refuse the request until such time as all three authorities (BHCC, Lewes DC and East Sussex CC) are together supportive of a review.  For this reason, submitting a request unilaterally from Brighton & Hove would serve no purpose and is therefore not recommended.