Chesterfield Council to hold new meeting on devolution to avoid legal challenge
The decision to hold the meeting at 5pm on Wednesday, April 6, was made after Derbyshire County Council announced it was considering bringing a legal challenge against Chesterfield’s decision to apply to become a full member of the Sheffield City Region devolution deal and a non-constituent member of a potential North Midlands devolution deal.
The county council believes the report Chesterfield councillors originally considered should have included an Equality Impact Assessment.
Now, as a result, an EIA will be considered at next week’s meeting.
Chesterfield Council leader John Burrows said opposing the legal challenge in court would have cost taxpayers money.