History and documents relating to the establishment of Cornwall Council

The Local Government White Paper 'Strong and Prosperous Communities'  was published by the Department of Communities and Local Government in October 2006.

Amongst other things, the white paper offered councils in two tier areas (where there were separate county and district councils) the opportunity to submit proposals to  reorganise the local arrangements and set up a new unitary council.

Cornwall County Council submitted a proposal for a single council for Cornwall which in July 2007 was approved by the government.

The new council, Cornwall Council, came into being on 1 April 2009 and the first elections were held on 4 June 2009.

On this page you can find the original unitary proposal documents submitted to the government and links to the related legislation that enabled Cornwall Council to be set up.

Unitary bid proposals

Part I

• Unitary bid: part I  Contents and foreword
• Unitary bid: part I Executive summary
• Unitary bid: part i Vision, objectives, strategic aims
• Unitary bid: part I The case for change
• Unitary bid: part I A new framework of governance
• Unitary bid: part I Serving the citizen
• Unitary bid: part I Delivering local accountability and responsiveness
• Unitary bid: part I The role of partnerships
• Unitary bid: part I Cost-effective, high quality services
• Unitary bid: part I Stakeholder support
• Unitary bid: part I Transition arrangements
• Unitary bid: part I Appendices - Delegation, Finance, Glossary

Part 2

• Unitary bid: part 2 Introduction and contents
• Unitary bid: part 2 Children's services
• Unitary bid: part 2 Transport, highways, roads
• Unitary bid: part 2 Adult social care
• Unitary bid: part  2 Housing
• Unitary bid: part 2 Cultural services
• Unitary bid: part 2 Environmental services
• Unitary bid: part 2 Planning and development
• Unitary bid: part 2 Fire services
• Unitary bid: part 2 Economic development
• Unitary bid: part 2 Corporate services
• Unitary bid: part 2 Central  services
• Unitary bid: part 2 Other costs
• Unitary bid: part 2 Appendix to section 4 Housing

Part 3

• Unitary bid: part 3 Case studies: Foreword and contents
• Unitary bid: part 3 Helston and the Lizard
• Unitary bid: part 3 Bodmin
• Unitary bid: part 3 Saltash and Torpoint
• Unitary bid: part 3 Regulatory and protective services
• Unitary bid: part 3 Planning services
• Unitary bid: part 3 ICT requirements to support local government review

Legislation relating to the establishment of Cornwall Council

• Cornwall Structural Change Order
• Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) Staffing Regulations 2008
• Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008
• Local Goverment (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008
• Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No 2) Regulations
• Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008
• The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Election in 2009) Order
• The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009
• The Cornwall (Electoral Arrangements and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009