Guidance

Local government reorganisation: implementation guidance

Guidance on how the government’s programme of local government reorganisation will be carried out during the transition of councils.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Published
12 March 2026
Last updated
21 May 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Local government reorganisation: implementation guidance for the first transition period

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Local government reorganisation: implementation guidance for the second transition period

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Guidance on how the implementation of the government’s programme of local government reorganisation will be carried out during the transition of councils.

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Published 12 March 2026
Last updated 21 May 2026 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Implementation guidance for the second transition period added.

  2. First published.

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