Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
- doubling the size of the local economy
- accelerating house building rates to meet local and UK need
- delivering outstanding and much needed connectivity in terms of transport and digital links
- providing the UK’s most technically skilled workforce
- transforming public service delivery to be much more seamless and responsive to local need
- growing international recognition for our knowledge based economy
- improving the quality of life by tackling areas suffering from deprivation.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is set to receive funding and powers from Central Government in a number of areas including:
- £170 million to deliver new homes over a five-year period in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire which includes affordable, rented and shared ownership housing
- £20million a year funding over 30 years to boost growth in the region
- responsibility for chairing a review of 16+ skills provision in the area
The new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor for the Combined Authority may also exercise certain powers and functions devolved from Central Government.
Cambridgeshire County Council
Adult social care
Archives
Births, deaths and marriages
Management of Buses ( but see CAPCA above, who have overall responsibility)
Children’s social care
Consumer protection
Education
Libraries
Park and Ride sites
Public health
Recycling and waste
Roads and highways
Street lighting
Trading standards
Transport and travel
Huntingdonshire District Council
Building control
Business rates
Car parks
Council tax
Elections and voter registrations
Environmental health
Housing and homelessness
Leisure centres
Licensing
Pest control
Planning
Refuse / bin collection
Street cleaning