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Letter to inform council leaders of the launch of the local government reorganisation consultations.
From Blackpool to Plymouth, 14 areas to be transformed as part of the once-in-a-generation reforms to local government
How to join or contact a Local Access Forum in England.
How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints
Notes of meetings of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Lyons Inquiry into Local Government explored the future role, function and funding of local government - Place-shaping: a shared ambition for the future of local government.
This communiqué provides an overview of what was discussed at the meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Housing, Communities & Local Government in Belfast on 4 February 2026.
Documents relating to the government’s programme of local government reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.
Documents relating to the government’s programme of local government reorganisation in Kent and Medway.
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