The Government has just made its decision on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).

 

As you will be aware, the Government is dissolving County Councils and District/Borough Councils and replacing them with Unitary Councils. This brings to an end a system that has operated in Staffordshire since 1974.

 

The Government has decided that the District/Borough Councils and Staffordshire County Council will be reorganised into the following unitary councils –

 

Southern and Mid Staffordshire Unitary consisting of: Cannock, Stafford, South Staffordshire, Lichfield, Tamworth, East Staffordshire.

 

North Staffordshire Unitary consisting of: Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands.

 

Further details are available here - https://staffordshirestokelgr.org.uk/.

 

The new councils will take over services on 1st April 2028, following Unitary Council elections in May 2027.

 

We will arrange an online briefing ASAP to further dissect this announcement and what it means to you. Details will be circulated soon.