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Response to government consultation on local government reorganisation (Hampshire and the Solent)

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09/01/2026 - Response to government consultation on local government reorganisation (Hampshire and the Solent)

On 9 January 2026, Cllr Jill Cleary, Leader made the following decision:

1. That the Leader approves the New Forest District Council consultation response for Hampshire and the Solent local government reorganisation (Appendix 1).

2. That the Leader delegates authority to the Chief Executive to make any minor drafting, formatting or corrections to the response prior to submission to MHCLG.

3. That the Leader delegates authority to the Chief Executive to further submit the response via the government’s online portal.

The decision is not subject to Call-In as both the Monitoring Officer and the Chief Executive are satisfied that it must be implemented urgently. Details of the document the Leader considered are attached below.