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LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION AND DEVOLUTION UPDATE
Meeting: 03/02/2026 - Cabinet (Item 7.)
7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION AND DEVOLUTION UPDATE 
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Additional documents:
- 03.02.26 LGR Update Appendix 1 - Letter to Alison McGovern MP - Local Elections 2026, item 7.
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- 03.02.26 LGR Update Appendix 1a - Letter to Alison McGovern MP - Local Elections 2026, item 7.
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- 03.02.26 LGR Appendix 1b - Letter for Council Leaders - Steve Reed, item 7.
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- 3.2.26 FINAL Cabinet LGR Appendix 2docx, item 7.
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- 03.02.26 LGR Update Appendix 3 Letter Alison McGovern MP MC2025_33576, item 7.
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Decision:
(i) That the forthcoming statutory consultation on proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR) in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, be noted;
(ii) That a cross?party LGR Cabinet Panel be established, chaired by the Leader of the Council.
(iii) That the work being undertaken to support a devolution offer for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent be noted and endorsed;
(iv) That it be noted that the Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government has acknowledged receipt of the Council’s intention to hold elections in May 2026 and has confirmed this will proceed.