The North of Tyne Combined Authority was created on 2 November 2018 by a legal order made by the Secretary of State following a period of public consultation. The area of the Authority includes the areas of the councils of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland. Those three councils are the “constituent councils” of NTCA and their combined area is referred to in this constitution as the “Combined Area” or the “North of Tyne Area”.