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  2. 2024–present structural changes to local government in England

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    Proposed structural changes to local government in England were set out in the English devolution white paper published by the UK government on 16 December 2024. The white paper announced that where possible, there was a desire for existing two-tier area—where services are provided by both county councils and district councils—to be reorganised into a smaller number of unitary authorities ...

  3. 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England

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    Structural changes to local government in England took place between 2019 and 2023. Some of these changes continue the trend of new unitary authorities being created from other types of local government districts, which was a policy of Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick from 2019.

  4. Local Government Boundary Commission for England - Wikipedia

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    The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and political parties, and is directly accountable to the Speaker's Committee of the House of Commons.

  5. 2009 structural changes to local government in England

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    On 27 March 2007 Local Government Minister Phil Woolas announced that 16 councils bidding for unitary status had been shortlisted to go forward for public consultation. [26] On 25 July 2007 Woolas' successor John Healey announced that nine proposals would proceed, subject to the approval of Parliament in the Local Government and Public ...

  6. Business rates in England - Wikipedia

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    Business rates in England, or non-domestic rates, are a tax on the occupation of non-domestic property (National Non-Domestic Rates; NNDR). Rates are a property tax with ancient roots [1] that was formerly used to fund local services that was formalised with the Vagabonds Act 1572 and superseded by the Poor Relief Act 1601.

  7. Somerset Council - Wikipedia

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    Logo used before the unitary changes in 2023. The first proposal to create a Somerset unitary authority was made in 2007, [13] but was rejected in a local referendum. [14]The idea of replacing Somerset's two tiers of local government with unitary authorities was revived as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England. [15]

  8. Local Government Pension Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is one of the largest public sector pension schemes in the United Kingdom, with 6.4 million members from 15,000 employers. [1] It is a defined benefit pension plan. Administration is carried out through 89 [2] regional pension funds such as Greater Manchester Pension Fund and London Pensions Fund ...

  9. Borough of Oswestry - Wikipedia

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    The Borough of Oswestry was a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England, from medieval times until its abolition in 2009. Until 1974 the borough just covered the town of Oswestry itself. The borough was enlarged in 1974 to also include the surrounding rural area. [1]