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Cornwall Level Two devolution deal, 2023

Cornwall agreed a devolution deal transferring powers over adult education, green energy and Cornish culture, stopping short of the mayoral model considered in 2022.

What happened

In 2015, Cornwall agreed the "Cornwall Deal" with the UK Government, an early English devolution agreement transferring some powers over transport, energy, skills and health and social care integration to Cornwall Council.[1] A 2022 "Level Three" proposal, comparable to an English combined authority, would have required Cornwall to adopt a directly elected mayor and cabinet system; this model was not adopted.[2]

A "Level Two" devolution deal was instead negotiated and passed in late 2023, transferring devolved powers and additional funding over adult education, green energy and Cornish cultural activities, without requiring a directly elected mayor.[3]

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    Claim: In 2015, Cornwall agreed the "Cornwall Deal" with the UK Government, an early English devolution agreement transferring some powers over transport, energy, skills and health and social care integration to Cornwall Council.

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    Claim: A 2022 "Level Three" devolution proposal, comparable to an English combined authority, would have required Cornwall to move to a directly elected mayor and cabinet system; this model was not adopted.

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    Claim: A "Level Two" devolution deal was instead negotiated and passed in late 2023, transferring devolved powers and additional funding over adult education, green energy and Cornish cultural activities, without requiring a directly elected mayor.

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