Residents' views wanted on local government

BRENTWOOD Borough Council is consulting local residents and businesses to find out how local representation can be improved in light of the Government's Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).

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The Community Governance Review (CGR) will ensure that all residents and stakeholders continue to be represented effectively by looking at the community governance arrangements in the area to decide whether they are working for the residents, or if they should change. They deal with very local forms of governance, like parish-tier councils or community and neighbourhood associations.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) will see the abolition of Brentwood Borough Council, as well as all of the other district tier councils and Essex County Council.

They will be replaced by fewer, larger authorities that combine the services that are currently delivered by the two tiers of local government.