Local Government Reorganisation Updates

National government is proposing significant changes to how local councils operate. Currently, Gloucestershire comprises one county council and six smaller district councils, each responsible for different services. The proposal aims to replace them with fewer, larger councils that manage all services, known as ‘unitary’ authorities.

Currently three options are under consideration:

1. One council covering the entire county.
2. Two councils divided east (Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, and Cotswold) and west (Gloucester, Forest of Dean, and Stroud).
3. Two councils, one being an enlarged Gloucester city (referred to as ‘Greater Gloucester’), and one for the remainder of the county.

For the latest updates for Gloucestershire's Local Government Reorganisation, please use the below websites:

https://futuregloucestershire.org.uk/

https://gloucestershirecc.sharepoint.com/sites/StaffNet/SitePages/Devolution-information.aspx?locale=en-gb&inPlaceNav=portals