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Decision to approve Basingstoke, Hart and Rushmoor merger withdrawn by government
Ministers withdrew approval after new legal advice and launched a rapid review of 14 other reorganisation plans, with 2027 elections to proceed on current boundaries.
- On Monday, Communities Secretary Angela Rayner announced a nationwide review of local government reorganisation, pausing restructuring in 14 areas and withdrawing approval for four others following new legal advice.
- The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government launched a "rapid review" to ensure the restructuring process remains legally robust and aligns with new administration priorities, following updated legal advice.
- Local elections will now proceed on existing council boundaries in May 2027, reversing previous plans to appoint members to new authorities in 18 regions originally scheduled for 2028.
- Council leaders cited millions in wasted implementation costs and officer time, with some characterizing the sudden reversal as a "titanic waste" of taxpayers' money.
- Despite the pause, officials remain committed to sustainable local government, though Hertfordshire County Council leader Cllr Steve Jarvis warned the reversal creates "confusion, uncertainty, and risks hard work going to waste.
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‘I struggle to see how it could get any worse’ Hope for a better deal for residents after Government presses pause on controversial political change
A surprise decision to pause a major political change has left leading figures hopeful that a better deal can still be done for residents.
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