questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the ​​English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether new unitary councils will have the option of adopting council mayors as their executive governance.
answerText: In the English Devolution White Paper, the Government made a commitment to consider the governance models available to local authorities across the sector. As part of wider reforms to the local government landscape, the department continues to review avai...
heading: Local Government: Mayors