Why has the boundary committee now published further draft proposals?
In response to a recent legal challenge from other councils trying to stop the whole process, a High Court judge, despite rejecting their challenge, ruled the boundary committee had “misdirected” itself by believing it should only put one option forward to the Secretary of State. The judge ruled that it should be putting forward to the Secretary of State all options that meet the five government criteria and allowing her to choose which option to implement. The city council believes that the doughnut model is the best option for both the city and rural Norfolk. We have produced compelling business cases for the doughnut explaining how both the new greater Norwich unitary council and rural Norfolk unitary council would work and the benefits they would deliver for residents. Click here for full details. We have also recently completed revised financial cases for the ‘doughnut’ and the boundary committee have determined that they have the capacity to meet the government affordability crit
