Purpose

To consider the
proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire;
(a) a single authority and (b) two unitary authorities based on an
East / West division of existing districts.
To agree which of
the two proposals for local government reorganisation in
Gloucestershire the Leader of the Council will submit to the
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(‘the Secretary of State’) in response to their
statutory invitation (dated 5 February 2025).
 

Decision

Cllr Lisa Spivey asked Cabinet to consider the
proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire;
(a) a single authority and (b) two unitary authorities based on an
East / West division of existing districts.
 
To agree which of the two proposals for local
government reorganisation in Gloucestershire the Leader of the
Council will submit to the Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government (‘the Secretary of
State’) in response to their statutory invitation (dated 5
February 2025).
 
Having considered all of the information,
 
Cabinet noted the report and
 
RESOLVED to
 
 

Agree to support the single unitary
proposal for Local Government reorganisation in Gloucestershire as
set out in Appendix A

Delegate authority to make any final
amendments to the full proposals (and other associated information)
for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, where
amendments do not change the substantive nature of the proposals,
to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the
Council, before the Leader makes the submission by the 28 November
deadline.

Approve the Leader submitting the
full proposal for a single unitary authority (subject to any final
amendments to the full proposals set out in Recommendation 2) to
the Secretary of State by the 28 November deadline.