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unitary authority

British

noun

(in the United Kingdom) a district administered by a single tier of local government, esp those districts of England that became administratively independent of the county councils in 1996–98

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Worcestershire is taking part in the plans for local government reorganisation from 2028, with a business case for a unitary authority revealed earlier this month.

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She spent 17 years as a Poole councillor, overseeing the council's move to a unitary authority.

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The council said a transformed service would help boost the city's recycling rate of 22.9%, which is the lowest of any unitary authority in the country, with the exception of Liverpool.

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Birmingham City Council said it remained committed to resolving the dispute despite its recycling rate of 22.9 % being the lowest of any unitary authority in the country, with the exception of Liverpool.

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It would require a series of deals nationwide emulating North Yorkshire, which now has a unitary authority after eight councils were merged together last year.

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