Local Government: Reorganisation

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8780, on Local Government: Reorganisation, what is the criteria for a council’s use of the committee system to be protected.

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1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8780, on Local Government: Reorganisation, what is the criteria for a council’s use of the committee system to be protected.

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2026

   Answer

   Councils operating the committee system are generally required to move to the leader and cabinet model. However, where a council has adopted the committee system more recently through either a public referendum or council resolution and remains within the...

   Source: Written answer

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• Sir James Cleverly · Conservative · Commons
• · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Answering body
• Jim McMahon · Labour · Answering member

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