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Local Government: Procurement

Commons · Question 98458 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide local authorities with flexibility in applying the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 during periods of lo

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 18 Dec 2025

There is a suite of general continuity regulations for local government reorganisation made under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 which ensure smooth transfer to new unitary councils.These general regulations provide transit...