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Letter to Suffolk council chief executives with information about the implementation of the local government reorganisation decision.
Letter to Norfolk council chief executives with information about the implementation of the local government reorganisation decision.
Letter to Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton council chief executives with information about the implementation of the local government reorganisation decision.
Letter to Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock council chief executives with information about the implementation of the local government reorganisation decision.
Letter to East Sussex and Brighton and Hove council leaders with the Secretary of State’s update on local government reorganisation.
Letter to West Sussex council leaders with the Secretary of State’s update on local government reorganisation.
Letter to Norfolk council leaders with the Secretary of State’s decision on local government reorganisation.
Letter to Suffolk council leaders with the Secretary of State’s decision on local government reorganisation.
Letter to Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton council leaders with the Secretary of State’s decision on local government reorganisation.
Letter to Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock council leaders with the Secretary of State’s decision on local government reorganisation.
Communities and local leaders will benefit from new powers introduced in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
Letter to Surrey council leaders about the Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026.
The Secretary of State wrote to council leaders and key stakeholders to inform them of his decision to withdraw his original decision to postpone 30 local elections due to take place in May 2026.
The government is launching a new wave of devolution and a consultation on spatial development strategies.
Letter to inform council leaders of the launch of the local government reorganisation consultations.
Letters from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to leaders of Essex County Council and Pendle Borough Council in relation to their 2026 local elections.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to council leaders to summarise decisions made on the postponement of 2026 local elections.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to leaders of 4 councils in relation to their position on 2026 local elections.
Letter to council leaders from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness in relation to the 2026 local elections.
More homes, better high streets and support for businesses are on the way as six fast-tracked devolution areas have secured multi-billion-pound funding.
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