Essex County Council Business Briefing – Devolution
Event details
Virtual
Free event
Past dates
- Mon Oct 20th 2025 | 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm
A webinar designed for businesses across the county to gather information and ask questions on what Devolution will mean for them.
The UK Government has confirmed that Essex will be part of its Devolution Priority Programme, which includes Essex County Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council and Thurrock Council. The Councils will form a Mayoral Combined County Authority, with Mayoral elections taking place in May 2026.
Devolution will see the transfer of powers and funding from UK government to local authority level. It is important because decisions are made closer to the local people, communities and businesses they affect. Devolution will provide greater freedoms and flexibilities for councils to work more effectively to improve public services and outcomes for residents and businesses.
Essex County Council, through its business support identity – Ambitious Essex, will be holding an online webinar designed for local businesses to gather information and ask questions around the Devolution agenda, and what it could mean for them.
The session will be hosted by Tom Walker, Executive Director, People, Policy, Economy and Public Health from Essex County Council.
The event will feature a presentation by Tom, followed by an opportunity for questions from the audience, if you have a question in mind already, please feel free to submit this via registration in the box provided.
Once you have registered, you will be sent a link to the session, which will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Should you have any questions about the event, please do contact the event organiser Eve Calderbank: eve.calderbank@essex.gov.uk
A webinar designed for businesses across the county to gather information and ask questions on what Devolution will mean for them.