Purpose

To provide a Local Government
Reorganisation (LGR) progress update for the Peterborough and
Cambridgeshire area, and further to full Council, for Cabinet to
agree the draft consultation response to be submitted to government
as part of the statutory consultation on Local Government
Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
 

Content

AGREED to review the feedback
from Full Council and FDC’s response to the statutory
consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough as set out in Appendix 1, and to delegate to the
Leader of the Council to make any final amendments prior to the
submission date of 26th March 2026. 

Reasons for the decision

The statutory consultation on future
arrangements for local government in Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough runs from 5 February to 26 March 2026.

Alternative options considered

Government have invited
councils to respond to the statutory consultation to give their
views on the future of local government in Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough. To ensure FDC members can influence this process, a
consultation response is advised. Therefore, alternative options
are not available.