Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Keep Local Government LOCAL. Stop plans for county scale unitary authorities.
Closed
135 signatures
What the petition asks
We oppose government plans to create large unitary authorities which we think will be remote from and out of touch with those they serve.
We think the "so called" devolution plans actually represent greater centralisation of local government.
The proposed devolution plans centralise current local government powers into larger authorities, in return for returning a small number of powers, responsibilities and income streams previously held by local government and taken by Whitehall in previous changes to local government. We think Whitehall should return that money and those powers to councils without imposing what we see as unwanted centralisation.
The proposed devolution plans centralise current local government powers into larger authorities, in return for returning a small number of powers, responsibilities and income streams previously held by local government and taken by Whitehall in previous changes to local government. We think Whitehall should return that money and those powers to councils without imposing what we see as unwanted centralisation.
Timeline
| 20 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
135
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened
20 Feb 2025
Closed
20 Aug 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.