A Devolution Deal for Suffolk

Suffolk County Council has been invited to enter into a new style of devolution deal with the Government – the County Deal.

Suffolk County Council has now been informed that the proposed deal is no longer on offer from Government.

Empowering Suffolk's Future

In December 2022, Suffolk County Council and the Government signed a proposed, in principle, devolution deal to transfer certain powers and funding from the Government to Suffolk, so that more decisions about Suffolk’s future were made in Suffolk, rather than nationally.

The proposed deal offered new decision-making powers and greater local control of funding in areas including adult education, regeneration and transport, as well as control of a new investment fund worth £480 million over the next thirty years.

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What happens now?

Suffolk’s devolution consultation ran from 18 March to 26 May. Following the announcement of the General Election on 4 July 2024, Suffolk’s decision-making process was paused. In September 2024, Government informed Suffolk County Council that the deal is no longer on offer.

The full report following the consultation into Suffolk’s proposed in principle devolution deal will be published on www.suffolk.gov.uk in October.