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Finally, as your Lordships will have seen, the Government have taken this opportunity to make a small but important change to the publication of local authority governance changes. The Government recognise that it is important for local residents to be made aware of any governance changes in their area. To that end, we will require all councils that need to change governance model as a result of the Bill to publish notice of that change in one or more newspapers circulating in their area, ensuring a consistent approach across the Local Government Act 2000. This amendment aligns the Bill’s provisions with the existing approach to publication of governance changes while allowing a wider DCMS-led review into statutory notices to decide the best long-term approach, as part of its local media strategy.