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Introduction and Context. 1.1 Aylesbury Vale District Council, Chiltern District Council, South Bucks District Council, Wycombe District Council, and the Bucks Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (BTVLEP) are committed to working together under the Duty to Co-operate (DtC) to ensure that the growth needs of Buckinghamshire are appropriately considered within the wider sub-regional context, against the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), whilst taking account of any other material considerations so that the County’s development needs are planned for in the most sustainable ways. To ensure that the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004) (as amended) and the NPPF relating to the DtC are met the Councils and BTVLEP have entered into this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure that there will be the “continuous process of engagement from initial thinking through to implementation” referred to at paragraph 181 of the NPPF. The Buckinghamshire district councils will also be engaging with their other respective DtC organisations as each council considers necessary having where relevant regard to joint engagement and information sharing. 1.2 The areas for cooperative working are set out below in discrete topic areas. For each topic area the relevant areas of work are set out with a description of the process which will or has been undertaken together with the timings for the completion of the work and the role of other organisations. It also sets out matters where there has been agreement. This document will operate as a ‘living’ document being updated and revised as necessary to ensure that all areas of cooperation are reflected in it. Any amendments to the MoU will require the agreement of all participants.