Article 11

The shadow authority must take all such practicable steps as are necessary or expedient—

(a)

to commence and sustain its running as a shadow authority;

(b)

to prepare the authority for the assumption, as Buckinghamshire Council, of local government functions and full local authority powers on 1st April 2020;

(c)

to prepare any budgets or plans required by Buckinghamshire Council when those functions are assumed; and

(d)

to liaise with the county council and the district councils for the purpose of ensuring continuity of the delivery of public services on and after 1st April 2020.