Reform still promoting ‘One Derbyshire’ scheme to create just a single unitary authority

DERBYSHIRE County Council claims one single council for Derby and Derbyshire will save more money and create less division than the city, borough and district councils’ ‘One Derbyshire, Two Councils’ proposal.

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County Council leader, Cllr Alan Graves, said creating a single unitary council is in the best interests of all residents and businesses and it would save millions of pounds every year compared to the current system of Local Government and options for creating two unitary councils.

He has also argued that it would cost less to set up and would be less disruptive as major county council services such as adult care and highways would not need to be separated out over two areas which he says would be more costly.

The county council claims that one single unitary council will create more savings of at least an estimated £144 million over six years and £45.1m every year afterwards.