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On 7 September, the government announced a pause and review of Local Government Reorganisation for Staffordshire, alongside 13 other areas.
We are considering the details set out by the Secretary of State and will engage fully with the review.
Whatever the outcome, our priority remains the same: delivering good services and improving life for people in Tamworth. That will not change, and residents can be assured it is business as usual for the council.
What’s happening?
In December 2024, the government published plans for local government reorganisation and devolution. The government views these proposals as parallel processes, they are distinct from each other.
The plans outlined in the ‘Power and Partnership: Foundations for Growth’ White Paper aim to:
- Devolve decision making powers from central government to local ‘strategic authority areas’, enabling them to make decisions tailored to their specific economic, social, and geographic circumstances. This is called devolution
- Simplify the current two-tier system of local government, as seen in Staffordshire, where services are provided by both county and district/borough councils, moving instead to larger unitary authorities that would deliver all services within their area. This is called local government reorganisation.
More information: Devolution