Commission External Consultants and Advisers

Relating to the amount of money your local authority has spent and/or will spend to develop a proposal for local government reorganisation as per the invitation sent by OBE MP, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution on 5th February 2025.

 

Q1

a) Did your council commission external consultants/advisers to work on and/or produce your local government reorganisation or joint council submission to the MHCLG for 21st March 2025?

b) If so, who were the consultants/advisors, and how much did it cost up to and including 21st March 2025?



Q2

a) Has your council allocated or estimated future expenditure to pay external consultants/advisers to work on your/joint council reorganisation proposals?

b) If so, how much and over what timeframe?



Q3)

What is your projected expenditure to reorganise into a new local authority based on your submission or joint council submission to MHCLG? 

1a. Yes

b. Price Waterhouse Coopers were used in the production of the interim plan at a cost of £65,000.

2a. No

2b. Not applicable

3. Early estimations of the transition costs range from £27,000,000 million to £42,000,000 depending on the 2 options put forward in the interim plan.