Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102405

Parish and Town Councils: Reorganisation

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's oral statement of 18 December 2025 on Local Government Reorganisation, whether his Department plans to change rules for the establishment and d

Answer

Alison McGovern

The government recognises that local authorities undergoing Local Government Reorganisation may wish to establish new town and parish councils through the separate Community Governance Review process. In doing so, they should show how these will contribut...

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