REORGANISATION

Councils do not need to start from zero

It is critical that councils with a desire to move to unitarisation have genuinely helpful support 'at pace', says Rachael Shimmin.

Rachael Shimmin (c) Bucks Council

The English Devolution White Paper has signalled the Government's intention to move at pace with local government reorganisation. This, against a backdrop of massive policy reform and the most challenging fiscal environment most of us can remember.

It hardly feels like any time has passed since our Buckinghamshire Council 2020 go-live.

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