Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 110797

Local Government: Reorganisation

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on establishing (a) shadow unitary councils and (b) preparing councils when undertaking local government restructuring.

Answer

Alison McGovern
My officials are in regular contact with councils to support them to undertake preparatory work to ensure readiness for any transition to new authorities.Once a decision is taken on which proposals, if any, to implement, the Structural Changes Order will ...
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