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71. In the light of the above considerations, the options would seem to be:

(i) to make no change to the committee structure of the Urban Council; (ii) to establish sub-regional committees with responsibilities vering

more than one district, either:

(a) in addition to the existing Select Committees of the Council; or (b) to replace the functions of some existing Select Committees.

72. Option (i) is that favoured by the Urban Council, which sees no advantage in changing its well-established committee structure and system of operational control.

73. Option (ii) could promote closer working relationships between the Urban Council and urban District Boards, but it might result in a less efficient and cost-effective method of providing municipal services. In particular, option (ii)(a) might lead to a duplication of effort between the sub-regional committees and the Select Committees. Option (ii)(b) would reduce the risk of overlap between the responsibilities of sub-regional committees and Select Committees, but very careful thought would be required to decide which services might be more effectively managed on a sub-regional basis, and which centrally.

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