Norfolk council agrees to spend £250,000 to fight local government shake-up |
South Norfolk Council has vowed to challenge the government’s proposals to scrap all eight Norfolk councils and replace them with the three-unitary ones.
Documents seen by this newspaper show the Tory-run authority is readying itself for the legal battle by instructing lawyers to act on its behalf.
A map showing the proposed three councils for Norfolk and the boundaries (Image: Future Norfolk)
The challenge would be funded from its reserves for devolution and local government reorganisation, according to confidential minutes of its cabinet meeting on Monday.
South Norfolk had wanted the county to be governed by two unitary authorities, while Norfolk County Council preferred the single........