Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80732

Local Government Executive

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of requiring councils to adopt a cabinet model of governance under proposed legislation.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Requiring all councils in England to operate an executive model of governance will simplify local authority governance arrangements and provide clearer, more easily understood decision-making structures. The vast majority of councils already operate a cab...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 80732) →