Local Government: Reorganisation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the correspondence entitled Local government reorganisation: letter to two-tier areas, published on 15 January 2025, if she will publish the correspondence from each council that responded to the letter.
Answered by Jim McMahon
The department has no plans to publish the correspondence from each council that responded to the letter published on the 15 January. A decision on the requests made by councils to postpone local elections will be made in due course, recognising the need to give confirmation as soon as practically possible. As set out in my letter of 16 December, these requests will only be considered where it is clear that postponement will help the area to deliver reorganisation and devolution to the most ambitious timeframe.
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