Costs of preparing your local government reorganistion proposals
Case reference FOI2025/00391
Received 22 May 2025
Published 9 June 2025
Request
1. 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?
2. If so, who were the consultants/advisors, and how much did it cost up to and including 21st March 2025?
3. Has your council allocated or estimated future expenditure to pay external consultants/advisers to work on your/joint council reorganisation proposals? If so, how much and over what timeframe?
4. What is your projected expenditure to reorganise into a new local authority based on your submission or joint council submission to MHCLG?
Response
Q1: 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?
A1: The eight Derbyshire district and borough councils and Derby City Council jointly commissioned external advisors to support the development of local government reorganisation proposals.
Q2: If so, who were the consultants/advisors, and how much did it cost up to and including 21st March 2025?
A2: KPMG - £9,375 (South Derbyshire District Council contribution)
Q3: Has your council allocated or estimated future expenditure to pay external consultants/advisers to work on your/joint council reorganisation proposals? If so, how much and over what timeframe?
A3: As part of the 2025/26 budget setting and decision making process, we have earmarked up to £50,000 to fund the costs of developing reorganisation proposals to meet the Government’s submission deadline of 28.11.25.
Q4: What is your projected expenditure to reorganise into a new local authority based on your submission or joint council submission to MHCLG?
A4: We do not currently hold this information. It is too early in the process to determine this.
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