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UIN 2013
Unitary Councils
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18 May 2026
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers (a) shadow unitary authorities and (b) new unitary authorities have to change their formal new name without recourse to the Secretary of State.
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18 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers (a) shadow unitary authorities and (b) new unitary authorities have to change their formal new name without recourse to the Secretary of State.
Source: Commons
22 May 2026
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The formal names of new unitary councils are set out in the secondary legislation that establishes them. Once the new councils are vested, they have the same powers as other local authorities and can change their name under Section 74 of the Local Governm...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-18/2013
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1906323
- uk · wq-1906323 · source updated 22 May 2026