Government has instructed councils in areas where there are 2 ‘tiers’ of councils to come up with proposals for moving to a single tier known as unitary councils, and we want to know your opinions on local government reorganisation specifically as a council employee.
It's an anonymous survey so please take a few moments to share your views before it closes on 10 October.
The public engagement we carried out with residents and businesses on options for reducing the number of councils in Derby and Derbyshire from resulted in more than 4,500 questionnaire responses.
We’ve also asked key stakeholders such as emergency services and other local organisations for their views and we’re in the process of analysing all of the feedback we’ve received to help decide the best way forward.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be putting together our final proposals. Cabinet Members will consider the proposal at a meeting in November in time for the final proposal being sent to government by 28 November.
District and borough councils in Derbyshire have been working with Derby City Council on a separate proposal. Government is expected to give feedback on both proposals early in 2026 and decide which one it intends to take forward for further public consultation.