Gloucestershire: Local government reorganisation
Documents relating to the government鈥檚 programme of local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire.
Timeline
5 February 2025
罢丑别听invitation letter聽sent to councils聽in聽Gloucestershire set out their milestones for reorganisation.
They were invited to聽submit聽final proposals聽for unitary local government聽by聽28 November聽2025.
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On the same day, the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP, wrote to the leaders of councils in聽Gloucestershire聽to thank them for their proposals聽and to inform them of the consultation.
Forest of Dean District Council did not submit a proposal for unitary local government and so the letter is not addressed to their leader.
16 July 2026
鈥婣听聽was made to Parliament, setting out the Secretary of State鈥檚 decision to implement the proposal for one unitary council to be established in Gloucestershire.
鈥婼econdary legislation, which will be subject to Parliamentary approval, will now be taken forward to abolish existing councils, establish new councils and make transitional arrangements.聽
鈥婣ccompanying this announcement, letters were sent to聽leaders in Gloucestershire.
Consultations
Letters to Gloucestershire councils
Updates to this page
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Decision letters to council leaders added.
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First published.