Correspondence

Local government reorganisation: review update letters to council leaders

Letters to council leaders in 9 areas with decisions being withdrawn on 29 October, and a letter to 6 areas where decisions were withdrawn in September and areas where decisions have not yet been taken.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Jim McMahon OBE MP
• Published: 29 October 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Local government reorganisation: withdrawn letter to 9 areas

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Local government reorganisation: review letter to 6 areas

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Details

On 29 October 2026, the Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth wrote to council leaders in the 15 remaining areas awaiting minded-to decisions as part of the local government reorganisation review.

The letters cover:

• 9 areas where decisions announced in July 2026 have now been withdrawn
• 4 areas where decisions were withdrawn in September 2026 and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and West Sussex, where decisions have not yet been taken

No new minded-to decisions have been announced for these 15 areas. The letters provide an update on the next phase of the review.