Future unitary bids will only be considered if they are ‘coalescing around a single option,’ the Government has confirmed.
Communities secretary James Brokenshire reiterated the Government’s continued commitment to unitary bids and mergers ‘when locally requested,’ adding: ‘The Government does not support top-down unitary restructuring.’
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