Agenda

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“This County Council condemns the government’s proposal for local government reorganisation in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Their proposal to drag 100,000s of county residents into Leicester City, overwhelmingly against their will, is an undemocratic disgrace. 

Council notes that the Liberal Democrat group opposes the government’s proposal to put the rest of Leicestershire and Rutland into one Unitary authority, believing such an authority will be too remote from many residents.

We call on the government and the new Prime Minister to go back to the drawing board and put together new plans for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Plans which will keep the city boundary the same as it currently is and ensure the residents of Leicestershire and Rutland have local government that can reflect their local needs and interests.”

(A requisition for an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council for the purpose of considering this motion was put forward by the following members of the Council in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12, paragraph 3:

Mr M Mullaney CC

Mr S Bray CC

Ms A Pendlebury CC

Mr M Bools CC

Dr S Hill CC

Mr S Galton CC

Mrs L Broadley CC

Mr D Gamble CC

Mr M Durrani CC

Mr B Walker CC

Mr N Holt CC.)