Surrey: Local government reorganisation
Documents relating to the government’s programme of local government reorganisation in Surrey.
On 5 February 2025, the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBR MP, wrote to all councils in Surrey, enclosing the Secretary of State’s invitation to submit a proposal for unitary local government.
Surrey councils are working to an accelerated timeline for local government reorganisation and their invitation letter set out their milestones for reorganisation.
On 17 June 2025, a written ministerial statement was made to Parliament. This set out that the consultation on Surrey’s Local Government Reorganisation proposals was launched on the 17 June, and will close on 5 August.
Useful documents, including letters to councils, announcements and new items on local government reorganisation for Surrey will appear on this page.
Documents
Correspondence
Updates to this page
-
Updated with letters to the leaders of Surrey, Reigate and Banstead, and Crawley councils.
-
First published.