Local Government: Essex
Commons · Question 125772 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his decision letter to council leaders in Essex on local government reorganisation, dated 25 March 2026, when he plans to bring forward legislation to implement
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 15 Apr 2026
Subject to Parliamentary approval, new unitary councils are expected to take on full council functions from 1 April 2028, with elections to new shadow councils in May 2027. The scheme of elections for the new councils will be set out in the Structural Cha...