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The council was made a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] on 1 April 1997, regaining its independence from the county council. The way this change was implemented was to create a new [[non-metropolitan county]] of Darlington covering the same area as the existing borough, but with no separate county council; instead the existing borough council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995|year=1995|number=1772|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The borough remains part of County Durham for [[ceremonial county|ceremonial purposes]], with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as the [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service]] and [[Durham Constabulary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1/data.htm|title=Lieutenancies Act 1997|website=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref> |
The council was made a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] on 1 April 1997, regaining its independence from the county council. The way this change was implemented was to create a new [[non-metropolitan county]] of Darlington covering the same area as the existing borough, but with no separate county council; instead the existing borough council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995|year=1995|number=1772|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The borough remains part of County Durham for [[ceremonial county|ceremonial purposes]], with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as the [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service]] and [[Durham Constabulary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1/data.htm|title=Lieutenancies Act 1997|website=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref> |
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Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with [[Borough of Hartlepool|Hartlepool]], [[Middlesbrough Council|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]. Unlike Darlington, the other four districts in the combined authority had all been part of the [[Cleveland (county)|county of Cleveland]] between 1974 and 1996.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016|year=2016|number=449|access-date=25 February 2024|mode=cs1}}</ref> |
Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with [[Borough of Hartlepool|Hartlepool]], [[Middlesbrough Council|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]. Unlike Darlington, the other four districts in the combined authority had all been part of the short-lived [[Cleveland (county)|county of Cleveland]] between 1974 and 1996.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016|year=2016|number=449|access-date=25 February 2024|mode=cs1}}</ref> |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |