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Somerset Council, known until 2023 as Somerset County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England. Since 2023 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The non-metropolitan county of … See more
Elected county councils were established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, taking over administrative functions previously carried out by unelected See more
The last full review of electoral boundaries took effect in 2013, when the county was divided into 54 electoral divisions, each of which elected one councillor except for the … See more
In January 2013, Ofsted inspectors gave Somerset Councils' Children’s Services the lowest rating of "inadequate".
In January 2015, Ofsted reinspected the Children’s Services Department and concluded that it remained "inadequate". The corresponding … See moreSomerset County Council needed to save £19.5 million in 2017/18, but only cut £11.1 million. Cuts were announced to highways, public transport and special needs services. Staff were told to take two days off unpaid for the coming two years. The chief executive … See more
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• Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Baronet (1889–1892)
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WEBMay 9, 2002 · On 1 April 2023 the non-metropolitan county was reorganised by abolishing the four districts and their councils and reconstituting Somerset County Council as a unitary authority for the …
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WEBMar 1, 2023 · On 1 April, Somerset will see its biggest shake-up in local government for nearly 50 years. A new Somerset Council will come into being, which the current Somerset County Council says...
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WEBJul 22, 2021 · Five councils in Somerset are to be replaced with a single unitary authority, the government has said. Pending parliamentary approval, the county and four district councils will cease to exist...