Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102766

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the oral evidence by the Deputy Director, Local Government Accountability and Audit, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, at the Public Accounts Comm

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Secretary of State will consider the position of each council individually, weighing up the evidence received. This means that different decisions may be taken for different councils within the same local government reorganisation invitation area that...
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