Redcliffe-Maud Report

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The Redcliffe-Maud Report (Cmnd.4040) was a 1969 command paper report from the Royal Commission on Local Government in England, under the chairmanship of Lord Redcliffe-Maud. The commission was formed in 1966 to examine the structure of local government in England outside of Greater London, and the 1969 report recommended a radical restructuring of councils in England. Its recommendations were broadly accepted by the Labour government, but the Conservative Party and the rural district councils opposed the plan and the report was set aside following the Conservatives' victory in the 1970 general election.