Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 4
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Undertake a review of local government statutory service requirements by the end of 2025.
Recommendation
The Government must undertake a review of which local government services should, and which should not, be statutory requirements. This review must begin by the end of calendar year 2025 and go to consultation by June 2026. If changes are needed to legislation to bring statutory requirements in line with the review, these must be made before the end of this Parliament. (Recommendation, Paragraph 23) Services under strain
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 October 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗