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 Your councils - change is coming

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Recent News & Updates

Councils Send Proposals for New Councils to Government

November 28, 2025
Kent and Medway councils have submitted proposals to government outlining preferred new unitary authority options, aiming to simplify local services across the region….

Kent’s Council Leaders Issue Devolution Desert Warning

All 14 of Kent and Medway’s council leaders have united to urge the government to deliver devolution for the county and prevent it becoming a “devolution desert”….

Councils Reveal Draft Business Cases for New Councils

November 5, 2025
Councils across Kent and Medway have published draft business cases outlining options for new unitary councils in the biggest shake-up in 50 years….

Public Survey Report

October 29, 2025
More than 2,000 people across Kent and Medway took part in our survey on local government reorganisation….
Kent Leaders
Kent Council Leaders is a high-level strategic group made up of the democratic Leaders of all Kent’s Local Authorities, supported by their Chief Executives (or equivalent)….
Joint Kent Chiefs
The Joint Kent Chief Executives is the strategic management group for Kent and Medway, supporting and underpinning the Kent Council Leaders, providing oversight and direction to officers to take forward Leaders’ agreed actions….
Armed Forces Covenant
Supporting Kent & Medway’s Armed Forces Community through a pioneering partnership of local government, public services, and military s…
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