Reorganisation is essential to meet the challenges ahead, agree Buckinghamshire CC and its four district councils – but the tiers have very different visions for the future. The two sides make their case

The county’s case

There’s no doubt local government faces many challenges. From shrinking funding, rapid growth in demand for adult social care and children’s safeguarding, delivering housing growth and the necessary infrastructure, to meeting local residents’ demands for better roads and pavements.

These challenges mean local government must think the unthinkable and change.

Our proposal for a county unitary recognises the need to deliver key statutory services, such as children’s and adult social care, at scale.