Dan Peters 12 August 2025

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG tells councils not to use public funds to win unitary argument

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG tells councils not to use public funds to win unitary argument image
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's headquarters in Marsham Street, London © William Barton / Shutterstock.com

Senior Whitehall mandarins have reminded councils not to use public funds to persuade residents to back their favoured reorganisation proposal.

A message to chief executives from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government directors sought to remind them of their ‘responsibilities under the code of recommended practice for local authority publicity', which dictates that ‘councils should observe the principles of objectivity and even-handedness'.

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For more on local government reorganisation (LGR), check out What Council Unitarisation Means for Neighbourhood Services by APSE chief executive Mo Baines.

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