Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: November 19, 2025

Purpose: To consider the proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire; (a) a single authority and (b) two unitary authorities based on an East / West division of existing districts. To agree which of the two proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire the Leader of the Council will submit to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (‘the Secretary of State’) in response to their statutory invitation (dated 5 February 2025).  

Content: Cllr Lisa Spivey asked Cabinet to consider the proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire; (a) a single authority and (b) two unitary authorities based on an East / West division of existing districts.   To agree which of the two proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire the Leader of the Council will submit to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (‘the Secretary of State’) in response to their statutory invitation (dated 5 February 2025).   Having considered all of the information,   Cabinet noted the report and   RESOLVED to     Agree to support the single unitary proposal for Local Government reorganisation in Gloucestershire as set out in Appendix A Delegate authority to make any final amendments to the full proposals (and other associated information) for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, where amendments do not change the substantive nature of the proposals, to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, before the Leader makes the submission by the 28 November deadline. Approve the Leader submitting the full proposal for a single unitary authority (subject to any final amendments to the full proposals set out in Recommendation 2) to the Secretary of State by the 28 November deadline.