Explanatory Memorandum

Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

2008 CHAPTER 7

23 May 2008

Options Considered

6.The Terms of Reference for the Executive Sub Committee’s review stated that, in relation to the number of councils, it should consider the three options which had been consulted on in the RPA Further Consultation Document of March 2005 (i.e. the seven, eleven or fifteen-district models of local government). Within those three options, the Sub Committee also considered the three possible configurations for the seven, eleven and fifteen-district models set out in the RPA Further Consultation Document.