Cherwell District Councillors reporting . . .

There is only one major thing to report on at the moment.

Local Government Reorganisation

As some of you may already be aware, the Government have asked all local councils with a two tier authority (District and County) to come up with proposals for a unitary authority. Cherwell, alongside the other District Councils, have put forward a proposal for two unitary councils, broadly following the existing boundaries of the councils. They have proposed one council, called Oxford and Shires, which will consist of Cherwell, West Oxfordshire and Oxford City, and a second, called Ridgeway, which would consist of South Oxfordshire, the Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire. You can find out more about the proposal here: https://twocouncils.org/home. This proposal is currently out for consultation until 16 July and we would encourage you all to talk part.

Oxfordshire County Council has put forward an alternative proposal for one unitary council, which would consist of all of Oxfordshire. You can find their proposal here:

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/local-governmentreorganisation-and-devolution/interim-proposal

Oxford City Council have also put forward a proposal which would consist of three unitary councils within Oxfordshire. You can find their proposal here: https://greateroxford.org/

Get in Touch

As always, please do get in touch! Our emails are below:

emma.coton@cherwell-dc.gov.uk,

alisa.russell@cherwell-dc.gov.uk

julian.nedelcu@cherwell-dc.gov.uk

or phone us on 01869 717712.

All the best, Gemma, Alisa, and Julian