Does this Review affect Plymouth and Torbay?
The Boundary Committee say in their Draft Proposal for unitary local government in Devon: “Our draft proposal for Devon does not include changes to the boundaries of Plymouth and Torbay. We have considered the implications for both these authorities of structural change across the two-tier area. We are satisfied that, in aggregate, our draft proposal for Devon has the capacity to meet the outcomes specified in the Secretary of State’s criteria. In reaching conclusions on our draft proposal we do not consider that changes to the boundaries of Plymouth and Torbay are essential to facilitate a pattern of unitary local government across the county as a whole. However, this does not mean that we do not consider that some boundary adjustments might be advantageous to the authorities concerned. Those boundary adjustments could be promoted if a review under section 8 of the 2007 Act were undertaken at a later date.” What were the Secretary of State’s five criteria, or how will the Boundary Com
