政府研究所：2025年各地区如何能够成功地重组地方政府,同时实施权力下放？（英文版）

Most of England has single-tier or ‘unitary’ local government – where one local authority provides all services in an area. A minority of areas, covering 29% of England’s population, have two-tier government, with functions split between county councils and district councils. The government wants to change this. It has launched an ambitious programme of local government reorganisation (LGR) that will implement unitary local government across England. These reforms are designed to simplify cou