‘There’s still much to discuss on local government reorganisation’

‘There’s still much to discuss on local government reorganisation’

An MP discusses her independent shop awards and local government reorganisation in her latest column.

Updated financial analysis: evaluating the importance of scale in proposals for local government reorganisation - County Councils Network

In December 2024, the government published its English Devolution White Paper. Within this, the government set out its intention to undertake a programme of local government reorganisation in all remaining two-tier local authority areas, alongside small unitary neighbouring unitary authorities (where they exist). Following this, in February 2025, the government issued a statutory invite to these areas asking for formal proposals to be put forwar…