The Association of North East Councils was a partnership body made up of representatives of local authorities in
North East England
North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region; combined authority, unitary authorit ...
. It was a regional grouping of the
Local Government Association
The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. Its core membership is made up of 339 English councils and the 22 Welsh councils through the Welsh Local Government Association.
The LGA is p ...
.
In April 2009 it assumed the role of the regional
Local Authority Leaders’ Board
Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary regional associations of council leaders that have been established in England outside of Greater London to replace certain functions of the now abolished regional chambers. The establishment of the boa ...
following the abolition of the
North East Assembly
North East Assembly (NEA) was the regional chamber for the North East region of England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lie ...
.
It closed in March 2016,
[http://www.northeastcouncils.gov.uk/ Retrieved 31 July 2016.] following the creation of a
North East Combined Authority
The North East Combined Authority, abbreviated to NECA, is one of three combined authorities in North East England. It was created in 2014, and currently consists of the City of Sunderland; Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, South Tyneside; and ...
, which comprises local authorities outside of Tees Valley; with Tees Valley local authorities forming the separate
Tees Valley Combined Authority
The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is the combined authority for the Tees Valley urban area in England consisting of the following five unitary authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees ...
.
External links
Association of North East CouncilsStrategy Integration North East
References
Local authority leaders' boards in England
Local government in North East England
Local Government Association
2009 establishments in England
2016 disestablishments in England
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