Issue - meetings
Local Government Reorganisation - Structural Changes Order
Meeting: 04/06/2026 - Cabinet (Item 11.)
11. Local Government Reorganisation - Structural Changes Order 
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Purpose
To outline the governance, legal framework, and key arrangements for the Gloucestershire Structural Changes Order, and to seek Cabinet’s agreement to submit representations to Government on behalf of Cotswold District Council.
The
Government has invited Gloucestershire councils to make
representations, which the Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government will consider when deciding the
final content of the Order.
Recommendations
That Cabinet resolves to:
1. Consider representations to the questions set out by the ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) regarding Gloucestershire’s Structural Changes Order;
2. Delegate authority to the Leader of the Council to submit formal representations to MHCLG by their deadline of 16 June 2026.
Additional documents:
- Annex A - Letter from MHCLG 19 May, item 11.
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- Annex B - Examples of previous Structural Changes Orders, item 11.
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- Annex C - Indicative timetable May 2026, item 11.
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- Annex D - MHCLG LGR implementation guidance, item 11.
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