LGR Decision in Leicester and Leicestershire Withdrawn

Government withdraws contoversial plans for Leicester expansion

Ministers say they will look again at proposals to redraw Leicestershire's political map.

Major update on controversial plans to reorganise Leicestershire councils

The leader of Harborough District Council has welcomed the Government's announcement of a further pause in organising councils in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

LGR decision in Leicester and Leicestershire withdrawn

Plans to expand Leicester’s city boundary and abolish existing councils have been withdrawn. Government officials in Westminster have said that a decision made in July this year to expand Leicester’s city’s boundary into parts of Leicestershire and abolish councils in a move known as local government reorganisation (LGR) is now not going ahead as planned. […]

Government to revisit decisions on local government reorganisation

The Government announced today that it will be withdrawing its decision on local government reorganisation (LGR) for a number of councils including Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and revisiting them over the next three months.Jim McMahon, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth said he will be testing the proposals and evidence already received, after which decisions will be taken afres…