Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Non-metropolitan district (unitary)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole shown within Dorset
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South West England
Ceremonial county TBD
Admin HQ TBD
Government
 • Type Unitary authority
 • Governing body Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
 • Chairperson TBD
 • Leader TBD
Area
 • Total 46.96 sq mi (121.63 km2)
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total 383,359
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcodes BH
Area code(s) 01202
01425
ISO 3166-2 TBD
Website bcpshadowauthority.wordpress.com/

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a unitary local government district in England that is to come into being on 1 April 2019. It will be created from the areas currently administered by the existing unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch.[1]

Background

The new authority is to be formed as a result of local government reorganisation in the ceremonial county of Dorset. Under the plans, dubbed "Future Dorset", all existing councils within the county will be abolished and replaced by two new unitary authorities. One will be formed from the existing unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole which will merge with the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch to create the unitary authority to be known as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The other will be created from the merger of the existing non-metropolitan districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck and East Dorset and will be known as Dorset. [2]

Shadow Authority

Statutory instruments for the creation of the new authority were made on behalf of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 25 May 2018, and a shadow authority was formed the following day. [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 May 2018). "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Future Dorset - Two new authorities for Dorset". futuredorset.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Parliament passes councils merger plan". 25 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Historic day, as Parliamentary process to create new councils concludes - Future Dorset". futuredorset.co.uk.
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