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REORGANISATION

Move to transfer Surrey assets ahead of reorganisation

Surrey districts are moving to transfer community assets to parish councils and community groups so their future is secured ahead of local government reorganisation.

Gostrey Meadow in Farnham  © geograph.org.uk

Surrey districts are moving to transfer community assets to parish councils and community groups so their future is secured ahead of local government reorganisation (LGR).

The Government is expected to reveal its preferred plan for reorganising the county's two-tier structure next month and some districts are fearful ministers could soon impose financial restrictions which scupper any transfers ahead of new unitaries being formed.

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