Wiltshire will soon have just one council instead of five authorities we currently have. The move to reorganise local government in Wiltshire has come about after the Department for Communities and Local Government gave the go ahead to the One Council submission.
On October 31st 2007 the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill received royal assent. This means that the legislative framework is now in place to create unitary authorities. Nine bids from around the country (including Wiltshire) have been minded to be approved by the Secretary of State.
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