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REORGANISATION

Local government reorganisation review nears completion

Whitehall’s reorganisation review is nearing completion, local government minister Jim McMahon insisted this afternoon.

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By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
Jim McMahon © parliament.uk

Whitehall's reorganisation review is nearing completion, local government minister Jim McMahon insisted this afternoon.

McMahon told the Local Government Association's councillors' forum he was ‘preparing the groundwork' for an announcement.

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