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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 ...
Jim McMahon, Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, wrote to the following two-tier authorities in February 2025 to set out a timetable for reorganisation proposals to be submitted: an interim plan by 21 March 2025 and a full proposal by 28 November 2025. The letters included guidance that proposals should seek to establish one ...
Government warned ‘mega councils’ plan is based on flawed evidence. ... The English Devolution White Paper, published in December, said 164 district councils and 21 county councils responsible ...
[5] [6] In 2021 a new plan including Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole was being pursued, though lacking appetite for a mayor. [ 7 ] Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth and Southampton city councils, and the cabinet of the Isle of Wight Council have voted in favour of bringing forward the proposal.
Devolution will be “default in our constitution” rather than “at the whim of a minister in Whitehall”, Angela Rayner said as she launched plans to overhaul local government. Under the ...
Politicians across Sussex plan to postpone local elections in May in favour of electing a mayor and replacing councils with unitary authorities. ... and Brighton and Hove to debate the devolution ...
In July 2021, local government minister Robert Jenrick approved plans for two new unitary authorities, Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland. Parliamentary approval would be sought around the end of 2021, with the intention of holding elections for the new councils in May 2022 and the councils going live in April 2023. [ 11 ]
Councils across the Solent and Hampshire region are holding meetings to discuss devolution ahead of a government deadline. Last month, the government unveiled plans to reduce the overall number of ...