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Local Government: Reorganisation

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 December 2025UIN 100102

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 97317 on Local Government: Reorganisation, whether he expects the abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners and the re-organisation of local government structures to have any impact on Department spending.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Government is committed to cutting the cost of politics by reducing unnecessary layers of governance and bureaucracy.

Both the abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners, alongside local government reorganisation is intended to deliver savings for the taxpayer over time, with efficiencies reinvested in frontline services.

Exact savings from local government reorganisation will vary depending on the area and the final decisions on which proposals, if any, are implemented.

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