Summary
As a member of Devon County Council staff for 28 years and someone who has lived in Devon for much of my life I would like to express my views on the proposal for unitary status for Exeter.
In 1995, the Local Government Commission twice rejected the proposal for a unitary Exeter, pointing out that Exeter had a high degree of interdependence with its extensive hinterland, that unitary status was unlikely to make for more effective local government, and that the size, location and character of Exeter would not make for a viable unitary authority. Nine years on, nothing has changed except that now we have evidence from Plymouth and Torbay that not only are the costs of disaggregation phenomenal but predictably, the smaller councils have found it very hard to try to deliver the level of service that people have a right to expect.See the full content of this document
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