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Unitary authority
Meaning
Noun
●
In Government:
In
local government
, a single-tier
authority
which
replaces
a
two-tier
structure. For
example
, in England,
county councils
are
abolished
and their
responsibilities
are
transferred
to
boroughs
and
local government
districts
(but this only
applies
to some
counties
, not all). In some
cases
complete
counties
, such as Cornwall and Northumberland, are now
unitary authorities
without any
subdivision
into
local government
districts
.
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Synonyms
Unitary Council
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