Local Government Reorganisation

The Government is consulting on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) across Hampshire and the Solent area – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help shape how council services are delivered in the future.

Central Government wants to simplify local government structures nationally by replacing the current two-tier system, where responsibilities are split between county councils and district or borough councils, with fewer, new single-tier unitary councils. These new councils would be responsible for all local services in their area, from education and social care to waste collection and planning.

In Hampshire and the Solent area, this change would affect 15 existing councils, including Hampshire County Council, 11 district and borough councils, and the unitary authorities of Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Hampshire County Council, in partnership with East Hampshire District Council, submitted a proposal to the Government earlier this autumn, recommending the creation of four new unitary councils (three on the Hampshire mainland and a stand-alone unitary council on the Isle of Wight).

Find out more on Hampshire County Council’s proposals at: www.hants.gov.uk/lgr