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The council was created in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire was created, governed by a county council and seven district councils. On 1 April 2023, the districts were abolished and the county council took on their responsibilities, becoming a unitary authority.
County Hall in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, serves as the headquarters of North Yorkshire Council and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.The building was opened in 1906 and has also been the headquarters of the North Riding County Council (NRCC) until 1974, and then North Yorkshire County Council until 2023.
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), [4] in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former districts : Craven , Hambleton , Harrogate , Scarborough , Richmondshire , Ryedale and Selby .
The council's deputy leader, Gareth Dadd, said the centre is a venue that "promotes the town and Yorkshire on a national stage, bringing in visitors from across the country".
An agreement signed on 1 August 2022 (Yorkshire Day) by Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and leaders of City of York Council and North Yorkshire County Council, created a new combined authority across the region led by a directly elected mayor who has the power to spend public money on local priorities ...
North Yorkshire Council. Local Democracy Reporting Service. More on this story. Start date for town's £11.2m travel scheme revealed. Funding for £44.6m transport plan set for approval.
From 1974 until 2023 the council was called North Yorkshire County Council and it was an upper tier county council, with district-level functions being provided by the area's district councils. The districts were all abolished with effect from 1 April 2023, at which point the county council became a unitary authority , taking on the functions ...
A deal for a York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and Mayor of York and North Yorkshire between the UK government and the two councils was struck on 1 August 2022. [4] Legislation to establish the authority, encompassing the unitary authority areas of the City of York and North Yorkshire, was made on 19 December 2023.