Several options are being debated

Councils from across Kent and Medway have today, Wednesday 5 November 2025, published a series of draft business cases to help inform the next steps in the government’s biggest shake up of local councils in 50 years.

The cases, compiled with the help of experienced advisers KPMG, explore different options for the number of unitary councils in Kent and the areas they should cover in the future. 

Under the current system Kent County Council (KCC) delivers some services like education, social services and roads, and district or borough councils deliver others like emptying your bins and providing housing services.

In the proposed system, unitary councils would deliver all council services in one area. Medway Council operates in that way today.

Several options are open and different councils have different ideas about which should be adopted. Discover the full range of proposals.

Source & picture credit: Kent Council Leaders