The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022

Implementation Plans and further provisions relevant to the discharge of functions by joint committees

24.—(1) The Cumberland Joint Committee and the Westmorland and Furness Joint Committee must each prepare, keep under review, and revise as necessary, an Implementation Plan which must include—

(a) such plans and timetables as are in the opinion of each Joint Committee necessary to secure the effective, efficient and timely discharge of the article 22 functions; and

(b) such budgets and plans as it considers necessary or desirable to facilitate the economic, effective, efficient and timely discharge, on and after 1st April 2023, of the functions that, before that date, are functions of the county council, the Cumberland councils, or the Westmorland and Furness councils.

(2) For the purposes of—

(a) preparing, reviewing and revising the Implementation Plan,

(b) discharging the article 22 functions, and

(c) discharging such other functions as may be conferred on it,

each Joint Committee must have regard to the information supplied to the Secretary of State in support of the proposal for single tier local government in Cumbria.

(3) Each Joint Committee may, by written notice to—

(a) the proper officer of the county council, or

(b) the proper officer of any of the Cumberland councils or the Westmorland and Furness councils,

require the council referred to in the notice to take such action relevant to any of the article 22 functions as may be specified in the notice.