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A Unitary Shropshire

The leadership of Oswestry Borough Council has welcomed the announcement by Government that the proposal to have one main council for Shropshire will go forward to the next stage.

The One Council proposal outlines why the council thinks a unitary option is favourable to a two-tier system.  The proposal shows how having one council could deliver savings by cutting bureaucracy, whilst aiming to improve services to the level of the best.  It also shows how local people would have an increased role in scrutinising public services in their local communities.

Key documents include:

The full business case (final version)

Frequently Asked Questions  (30.4KB)

Frequently asked questions - as set out by Secretary of State

Shropshire County Council's "One council for Shropshire" homepage (external link)

Briefing on Strong and Prosperous Communities - Local Government Whitepaper

Implementation Executive agendas and papers

OBC & Shropshire County Council News Articles

OBC Press Release - Government announcement on One Council for Shropshire proposal welcomed

SCC Press Release - Regarding the Judicial Review Outcome

SCC Press Release - Implementation Executive to meet for the first time

SCC Press Release - Councillors to consider extending local committees in Shropshire

SCC Press Release - Name of new unitary council to be discussed