London councils to merge services to offset major cuts

Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham to consider combining parking teams

Colin Barrow, leader of Westminster council

Colin Barrow, leader of Westminster council

Council leaders: Merrick Cockell (Kensington & Chelsea), Stephen Greenhalgh (Hammersmith & Fulham) & Colin Barrow (Westminster)

Council leaders: Merrick Cockell (Kensington & Chelsea), Stephen Greenhalgh (Hammersmith & Fulham) & Colin Barrow (Westminster)

Three London councils are to merge some of their services in a bid to make annual savings of between £50m and £100m. Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster are due to publish recommendations on which services to merge by next February.

Several cross-council working groups will then draw up detailed plans on how and when to introduce the streamlined services.

A Westminster spokeswoman said the plan might include a new parking operation across the three...

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