"Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said "a significant amount of money" could be saved by merging councils in 21 areas into single authorities. Rayner's department, the ministry of local government, based its cost estimates on a 2020 report commissioned by the County Council Network (CCN) that said 2.9bn could be saved over five years. But the CCN has since revised its analysis and now says the reorganisation could make no savings and actually cost money in some scenarios."
"Tim Oliver, chairman of the CCN, said local government reorganisation "could unlock billions in efficiency savings to be reinvested in frontline services", if it was delivered at the right scale. Oliver said the CCN supported the government's reforms but added: "We are concerned over the potential costs of reorganisation where proposals seek to replace the two-tier system with multiple small unitary councils.""
The UK government did not carry out its own analysis of the costs of the planned reorganisation of councils in England. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said merging councils in 21 areas into single authorities could save a significant amount of money. The ministry of local government based cost estimates on a 2020 County Council Network (CCN) report claiming £2.9bn in five-year savings. The CCN has revised its analysis and now says reorganisation could make no savings and may cost money in some scenarios. Councils have submitted proposals, including creating multiple smaller unitary authorities; the government will decide next year.
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