To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the minimum population size is that a unitary council can consist of within the local government reform framework.
New unitary councils must be the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve capacity and withstand financial shocks. The population size of 500,000 or more – as set out in the invitation and in the English Devolution White Paper – is a guiding principle,...
Unitary Councils