Local Government Reorgansiation

On Friday 9 May, all district and borough councils across Surrey, including Surrey County Council, submitted their final Local Government Reorganisation Plan to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

In response, the government has launched a formal statutory consultation open for 7 weeks until Tuesday, 5 August. Last Thursday at a meeting of Full Council, HTC voted unanimously to support the three unitary option on the basis that:

 

  • The smaller unitary areas better reflect the cultural and economic areas within Surrey
  • Smaller unitary areas will keep decision making closer to local communities
  • The large debt of councils such as Woking and Spelthorne can be better managed

 

The Town Councils is urging all resident to make their opinions heard by contributing to the consultation https://consult.communities.gov.uk/local-government-reorganisation/surrey/

Information on both proposals for Surrey can be found here: https://www.surreylgrhub.org/