Local Government: Reorganisation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has undertaken any post-implementation evaluation of previous local government reorganisations.
Answered by Jim McMahon
As set out in the English Devolution White Paper we will learn from the experience and successes of others who have been through the process. We welcome the partnership approach that is being taken across the sector to respond to the ambitious plans set out in the White Paper, including sharing expertise on delivering reorganisation effectively given each areas’ unique circumstances. For North Yorkshire Council, established in April 2023, unitarisation has enabled the council to manage financial pressures through structural changes and service transformation which are expected to achieve more than £40 million in savings by March 2026.
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