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Wednesday 4th November at 5.30pm<\/b><\/div>\n

Justin Griggs<\/b>, Head\u00a0of Policy\u00a0and Communications at NALC<\/b> joined us to give a summary of where we are at currently, NALC’s focus during the review, national opportunities, successes and challenges. The session recording and slides are available in the links below.<\/div>\n
LGR session 2 update 04112026.mp4<\/a><\/div>\n
LGR Session 2 Slides 4 November 2026.pptx<\/a><\/p>\n
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Wednesday 2nd September 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

LGR session 1 update-Helen Standen EHDC CEO,<\/strong> joined us to give an update or where the unitary councils are currently and plans local authorities should be making now to prepare for future changes<\/p>\n

Briefing to Members HAPTC Presentation to CECG 2nd Sept 2026<\/a><\/h5>\n
HAPTC CECG Presentation Notes Sept 2026<\/a><\/h5>\n
HAPTC CECG Presentation Sept 2026<\/a><\/h5>\n
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Unitary Groupings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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In our previous bulletin we shared the new Unitary Groupings. A list of all member councils under the new Unitary Authority headings is now available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

New Unitaries with Districts, Parish Town and Community Councils July 2026 (in membership) web version<\/a><\/p>\n

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Local Government Reorganisation in Hertfordshire\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

LGR Quarterly Briefing-Host Speaker Helen Standen, EHDC<\/span><\/p>\n

Time: Aug 13, 2026 10:30 AM London<\/span><\/p>\n

The slides and transcript from the session can be found below<\/p>\n

Hertfordshire LGR \u2013 Update for Town and Parish Clerks -Helen<\/a><\/p>\n

LGR update Helen Standen Audio 13-08-26<\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 16th July 2026\u00a0Government Decision Made\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Government has announced its decision on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Hertfordshire, confirming it will create four new unitary councils, subject to parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n

Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Hertfordshire council leaders<\/a><\/p>\n

The new unitary authorities will be:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

North West Hertfordshire \u2013 serving the communities of the existing Dacorum Borough Council and St Albans City & District Council<\/p>\n

South West Hertfordshire \u2013 serving the communities of the existing Hertsmere Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council and Watford Borough Council<\/p>\n

Central Hertfordshire \u2013 serving the communities of the existing North Herts Council (minus five district council wards), Stevenage Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (minus the Northaw & Cuffley borough council ward)<\/p>\n

Eastern Hertfordshire \u2013 serving the communities of the existing Broxbourne Borough Council and East Herts District Council, plus the Northaw & Cuffley borough council ward from the existing Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council area and Royston Heath, Royston Palace, Royston Meridian, Ermine, Weston and Sandon district council wards from North Herts Council.<\/p>\n

Further resources can be found on the links below<\/p>\n

Local Government Reorganisation | Shaping Hertfordshire\u2019s Future<\/a><\/p>\n

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Background<\/h4>\n

In December 2024, the government published the\u00a0English Devolution White Paper<\/a>\u00a0which sets out proposals for major changes to the way local government is structured and run.<\/p>\n

In February 2025, the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution issued a statutory invitation<\/a>\u00a0to all Borough, District and County Councils in Hertfordshire to develop unitary proposals which will bring together lower and upper tier local government services into new unitary councils.<\/p>\n

Hertfordshire County Council and the 10 Borough and District Councils submitted final proposals to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on Friday 28 November 2025.\u00a0View the proposed options submitted<\/a><\/p>\n

Central government recently ran a consultation on the differing Unitary model proposals. All Parish, Town and Community Councils were invited to submit responses. HAPTC submitted its response to the LGR consultation on the 24th March 2026.\u00a0View the HAPTC submission<\/a><\/p>\n

The Government consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Hertfordshire closed on Thursday 26 March 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

We now await the Government\u2019s decision on which of the three proposals will be taken forward in Hertfordshire. This decision is expected in Summer 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Currently Hertfordshire is working to the following government timescales<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • May 2027<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 elections for shadow authorities.\u00a0Shadow authorities are the new unitary council(s) before they formally take on all responsibilities.<\/li>\n
  • April 2028<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 when each new authority formally takes on all responsibilities (this is sometimes called \u201cvesting day\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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