Issue - meetings
Devolution Update - Thames Valley Strategic Authority
Meeting: 21/04/2026 - Cabinet (Item 10.)
10. Devolution Update - Thames Valley Strategic Authority 
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Forward Plan Ref: 2026/097
Non-key decision
Contact: Kim Sawyer, Programme Director Devolution
Kim.sawyer@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report of the Chief Executive
The Cabinet is
RECOMMENDED to:
1. Note progress on devolution discussions
across the Thames Valley between December 2025 and March 2026.
2. Note the evolving national policy context
and the emerging position on governance and the supplementary expression of
interest (EOI) submitted on 20 March 2026.
3. Agree the proposed next steps to continue
constructive engagement with partner authorities and Government, while
maintaining the Council’s commitment to securing a Mayoral Strategic Authority
(MSA) for the Thames Valley.
Additional documents:
- Annex 1 260212 MHCLG letter Spatial Development Strategies Foundation Strategic Authorities Minister Fahnbulleh and Minister Pen, item 10.
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- Annex 2a Expression Of Interest for a Thames Valley Strategic Authority_, item 10.
PDF 504 KB
- Annex 2b - Existing EOI, item 10.
PDF 108 KB
- Annex 2c Unlocking a UK Economic Powerhouse The Case for a Thames Valley Mayor, item 10.
PDF 7 MB
- Annex 3 Devolution_Framework_Explainer_-_Non-Mayoral_Foundation_Strategic_Authorities, item 10.
PDF 197 KB