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Local Government: Reorganisation

Asked by Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 101246

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative changes to strengthen local enforcement powers before the introduction of unitary local government arrangements.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Local authorities currently exercise a range of enforcement powers across different functions, reflecting the services they deliver. The Government has no plans to amend these powers in connection with local government reorganisation.

Where councils are reorganised, continuity regulations made under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 ensure that all existing powers transfer to new unitary authorities.

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