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Local government reorganisation: decision letters to council leaders

Letters to council leaders with the Secretary of State’s decision on local government reorganisation.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
Published:
16 July 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Derbyshire and Derby council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Devon, Plymouth and Torbay council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to East Sussex and Brighton and Hove council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Gloucestershire council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Hertfordshire council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Kent and Medway council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Nottinghamshire and Nottingham council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Oxfordshire council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Warwickshire council leaders

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Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Worcestershire council leaders

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Details

On 16 July 2026, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed OBE MP, wrote to the leaders of councils in:

  • Derbyshire and Derby
  • Devon, Plymouth and Torbay
  • East Sussex and Brighton and Hove
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent and Medway
  • Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool
  • Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
  • Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire
  • Nottinghamshire and Nottingham
  • Oxfordshire
  • Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
  • Warwickshire
  • Worcestershire

The letter informed them of his decision on which proposal for local government reorganisation would be implemented in their area.

These letters were accompanied by 2 pieces of guidance:

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Published 16 July 2026

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