One Tier or Two?
A debate about the right scale for local government
Author: Kevin Lavery, Matthew Groves, Roger Gough and Tom Shakespeare |
One Tier or Two?
A debate about the right scale for local government
The debate about local government reorganisation is not new. Government policy has shifted in support for County Councils, District Councils and Unitaries for years. However, these structures currently have major ramifications for the type of services delivered in local areas, and the visibility and accountability of elected representatives.
In the second in our series of debate publications, authors Kevin Lavery, Matthew Groves and Roger Gough consider the implications of decision making at differing operational levels of local government. The authors differ in their answer to this issue, with the question of efficiency against real local choice at the heart of the debate.
However, by its very nature, there is no one size fits all approach to determine the right structures for local government, but by giving councils much greater powers first and foremost, this may be the best solution to the local reorganisation debate.