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*24 County Councils | *24 County Councils | ||
*181 district, borough or city councils | *181 district, borough or city councils | ||
One (untiaru) tier providing all services. Within England there are<ref name="LGA" />: | |||
*59 unitary councils | |||
*33 London boroughs | |||
*36 metropolitan boroughs | |||
Across England, there are also around 9,000 parish and town councils, 10 National Parks responsible for conservation and promotion of scenic areas, as well as local authorities responsible specifically for policing and fire and rescue services<ref name="LGA" />. | |||
Since the passing of new legislation in 2009, there is an additional type of regional authority, Combined Authorities, where two or more councils collaborate and take collective decisions across council boundaries<ref name="LGA" /> e.g. [[Greater Manchester Combined Authority]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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