Some local authorities will close under Government plans
A redesign of local governments expected to see district councils scrapped and more elected regional mayors brought in has sparked fears that powers will be taken away from local communities. for devolution which are due to be published in a white paper on Monday. Angela Rayner, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary, has promised to make devolution the “default setting” under the plans.
Asked if some local authorities would be closed or merged, he told LBC: “That’s the nature of reorganisation.” There will be a statutory consultation before any authorities are changed, he said. “If it’s a choice between £2 billion in the running cost of an organisation or £2 billion on frontline neighbourhood services, I would say that most of the public want that investment in the front line,” he told Good Morning Britain.
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