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<p>The Secretary of State will carefully consider any proposal for single tier local
government received in response to the invitation issued on 9 October 2020 on the
basis of the longstanding criteria for establishing unitary councils, namely that,
if implemented, it must be likely to improve local government in the area, commands
a good deal of local support overall across the area, and lead to unitary councils
covering a credible geography.</p><p>The statutory Guidance accompanying the invitation
states that in formulating a proposal an authority should take into account the impact
of any proposed unitary authorities on other local boundaries and geographies; if
the area of any proposed unitary authority crosses existing police force and fire
and rescue authority boundaries, the proposal should include an assessment of what
the impact would be on the police forces and/or fire and rescue authorities and include
the views of the relevant Police and Crime Commissioners and Fire and Rescue Authorities.</p><p>
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