Jon PENNYCOOK"Local government reorganisation (LGR) plans to create ‘mega councils’ in place of county and district councils will reportedly amount to over £12m over two years."
https://www.localgov.co.uk/New-unitaries-in-the-south-to-cost-over-12m/63280
FOI: 'revealed that local authorities in #Essex, #Kent, #Sussex, #Surrey, #Oxfordshire, #Hampshire and the #IsleOfWight #councils have set aside £11.22m for 2025/26 to fund the move, with £1.05m having been spent on LGR costs in 2024/25.'
