Councils submit interim plans for future delivery of services across the county

District councils across Kent, including Canterbury City Council, have worked with Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council to today (Friday 21 March) to submit interim proposals to the government on how they should be organised in the future.

You can read the full submission.

The government wants to replace the current two-tier system of KCC delivering some services and districts delivering others with unitary councils which will have responsibility for delivering all council services.

The government says this will cut wasteful duplication, increase value for money for taxpayers and make council services more resilient and sustainable.

At a meeting of Full Council on Monday, Canterbury City Council councillors debated the options around what areas of the county each unitary council should cover.

You can read the papers for that meeting and watch the recording.

The city council’s Cabinet then agreed to give the Leader of the Council the ability sign off the Kent-wide submission and carry on discussions with Council Leaders across the county.

You can read the papers for that meeting and watch the recording.

Final proposals need to be with the government by 28 November.

More detailed work will take place in the run-up to November and there will be scope for a programme of public and partner engagement.

Published: 21 March 2025