Devolution & Local Govt Reorganisation
In December 2024, the Government announced a significant reform programme for local government.
The programme includes two main initiatives:
- Devolution
Transferring powers and funding from Whitehall to local areas by creating regional Strategic Authorities with an elected Mayor, covering populations of over 1.5 million in all areas of England that don't already have them. - Local Government Reorganisation
Ending the two-tier county and district council system by forming new unitary local authorities with populations of at least 500,000. -
Find full details here
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Have your say here
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Your Parish Council will have an input to the consultation and will speak on your behalf. At the next Parish Council Meeting on 12th March 2025 we will discuss how we will ask you to respond as far as our Parish is concerned. This will be separate to any response you make to the main consultation above.