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Have your say on the future of local governance in Bromsgrove District

Have your say on the future of local governance in Bromsgrove District
We’re now asking residents, businesses and community organisations to share their views on how local communities should be represented in the future.

Local government is expected to change as part of national reforms. This is an early opportunity to tell us what matters to you and how decisions affecting your area should be made.

What is this about?

We are gathering views on:

  • How people feel about current local representation
  • How decisions should be made at a local level
  • Whether different approaches to local governance should be considered

This includes whether there may be appetite for a formal Community Governance Review (CGR) in the future. If a CGR were to be undertaken, approaches to be considered could include:

  • A single parish or town council covering a larger urban area
  • A number of smaller parish councils representing different communities or localities
  • Alternative parish boundary arrangement
  • Retaining existing unparished arrangements
Type of governance  Funding  How Local Communities are represented How Decisions are made Funding Arrangements Arrangements Typical Area Covered

Principal Authority

Through elected unitary councillors

Decisions are made through the principal authority

Funded through principal authority budgets and council tax

Whole authority area

Parish or Town Council

Through a separate elected local council

Decisions are made by the parish/town council within its legal powers

Raises a local precept through council tax

Parish or Town area

Neighbourhood Area Committee

Through unitary councillors elected within the relevant area

Decisions or recommendations made through delegated powers to area committees

Funding allocated by the principal authority

Locality or neighbourhood

Why now?

Local Government Reorganisation is expected to change how councils operate. This is a timely opportunity to understand what communities want before any future decisions are considered.

Important to know

  • This is not a decision-making exercise
  • We are not proposing changes at this stage
  • This is about listening and gathering views

What happens next?

Feedback from this engagement will:

  • Help us understand local views and priorities
  • Inform any future discussion about local governance
  • Contribute to decisions on whether further work should be explored

Take part in the survey - It’s open 1 July - 09 August 2026

More information

  1. Full engagement document: Future Local Governance in Bromsgrove: Understanding how communities could be represented following Local Government Reorganisation
  2. Electoral Commission information: All about parish and town council): A booklet for anyone wanting to know more about parish and town councils and the role of local councillors.
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