North East Combined Authority
North East Combined Authority | |
|---|---|
North East Combined Authority within England | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 7 May 2024 |
| Preceded by | North East Combined Authority & North of Tyne Combined Authority |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | |
| Structure | |
Political groups |
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| Committees | Audit and Standards Committee, Overview and Scrutiny Committee. |
Length of term | None, 4 Years (Mayor) |
| Elections | |
| first past the post | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 4 May 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| The Lumen, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/governance/constitution | |
The North East Combined Authority (NECA) is a combined authority in North East England. It has a directly-elected Mayor and seven member councils: two are unitary authorities (Durham and Northumberland) and five are metropolitan borough councils (Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland). The combined authority's area and the separate Tees Valley devolved region occupy the wider statistical region of North East England.
The authority was announced on 28 December 2022 in the North East devolution deal. On 6 March 2024, the Government announced the North East deeper devolution deal, which allowed the new authority to absorb multiple previous devolved bodies and gave NECA increased devolved powers. The first election for the authority took place on 2 May 2024. The replacement of both the non-mayoral North East Combined Authority and the North of Tyne Combined Authority happened on 7 May 2024. The new combined authority was operational by the end of May 2024.