# The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018, Article 13: Other functions of the shadow authority


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 West Suffolk Council, of local government functions and full local authority powers on 1st April 2019;
(c) to prepare any budgets or plans required by West Suffolk Council when those functions are assumed; and
(d) to liaise with Suffolk County Council and the Relevant Councils for the purpose of ensuring continuity of the delivery of public services on and after 1st April 2019.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111167588/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-west-suffolk-local-government-changes-order-2018/article-13
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