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Local Government Reorganisation business webinar – sign up today

The way public services are delivered in Surrey is changing – and it could have a big impact on how you do business. Discover more at our Local Government Reorganisation business webinar.

Government wants to transfer more powers and funding from Whitehall to local areas, creating elected mayors in regions where they donโ€™t currently have them โ€“ like Surrey – to drive economic growth.

For this to happen, some areas need to reorganise and streamline local government first, creating single unitary councils rather than the current two tiers of county and districts.

Our Local Government Reorganisation business webinar will feature leaders from Surrey County Council. They will explain what these changes will mean for Surrey and its economy.

Discover what impact it could have on your business. And how it could transform the way that major issues like housing, transport and planning are delivered across the region.ย 

The event will run via Microsoft Teams from 11.30am to 12.30pm on July 23.ย Register here.

Submit your questions for our Local Government Reorganisation business webinar

Government asked Surrey leaders to draw up proposals earlier this year asย part of its wider devolution agenda. Final plans calledย Shaping Surreyโ€™s Future were submitted in April and a government consultation on options is now live.

Surrey County Council, Elmbridge Borough Council and Mole Valley District Council are recommending Surrey is arranged into two new unitary councils, East Surrey and West Surrey. 

Discover what this could mean for you at our Local Government Reorganisation business webinar

Attendees are encouraged to pre-submit questions in advance either via the registration form or email to:ย economy.growth@surreycc.gov.uk.ย 

You’ll also be able to ask questions during the session via the Q&A function.ย  ย 

Those questions not covered during the evening will be added to Surrey County Council’s onlineย โ€˜frequently asked questionsโ€™ page.

Do take a look at the Council’s local government reorganisation web pages, where our final plan is also available.

Additional information

After registering via the Microsoft Teams event page you will be sent a notification with a Teams link.

To attend the event, either join directly via the Microsoft Teams app. Or via your web browser using Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome.

This session will be automatically recorded and sent via email to registered event attendees within a week following the event. We will also send all attendees a recording of the webinar along with a post-event survey.

The only visible people during the session will be the speakers. The names of event attendees may be visible as part of the recording.

For further information on how we use your data please see theย Business Surrey Privacy Policy.

Graphic showing a map of Surrey split in two under a Local Government Reorganisation plan