Paul Marinko 02 April 2026

Legal threat looms as counties oppose Whitehall LGR ruling

Legal threat looms as counties oppose Whitehall LGR ruling image
Steve Reed © Zeynep Demir Aslim-shutterstock

Disgruntled county councils could slow down local government reorganisation with legal challenges to Whitehall's verdict.

Ministers last week revealed their plans for reorganisation in the Devolution Priority Programme areas of Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Hampshire – with proposals for Sussex still to be finalised.

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