West Norfolk endorses three-unitary model for Local Government Reorganisation

At a meeting last week, Full Council considered and debated an independent assessment by specialist consultant Deloitte, considering three potential options for reorganisation: one unitary council, two unitaries or three unitaries. All seven Norfolk districts are debating the same report this week.

This independent options appraisal was commissioned jointly by all districts to help inform their initial response to the Government asking two tier areas – those with districts and county councils – to develop and submit plans for establishing larger single-tier unitary authorities in their place.

Last night, West Norfolk councillors voted unanimously to endorse the three unitary model for reorganisation as the council’s preferred option for submission to Government, reflecting Deloitte’s conclusion that the three unitary model scores best overall against the Government-set criteria for reorganisation.

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