Business and stakeholder survey
Residents, businesses and other stakeholders across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being asked for their views on the future of local government.
It follows an announcement by the Government in December, setting out plans to move towards a new system of local government, removing the current two-tier structure of district and city councils and county councils. Existing unitary councils including Peterborough are also included.
From April 2028, rather than dealing with separate county, city and district authorities, residents will access all services - from road maintenance and bin collections to education, planning, social housing, and support with benefits - through a unitary council.
Where areas have parish and town councils, these will not be affected and will continue to operate as they do now.
All seven of the councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have therefore been working together to discuss potential options for a new arrangement of councils.
At this stage, no decisions have been made on what these new arrangements could look like.
Three options for reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough were shared publicly last week.
The survey does not ask for people for their views on the three options; the aim of the survey is to provide key information and gather public feedback before proposals are developed and submitted to the Government in November. There will then be a further consultation, before Government ultimately makes a final decision.
We are committed to making engagement accessible so please contact us to access the survey in other formats.
The survey closes at midnight on 20 July 2025.
The survey privacy notice can be viewed online.