According to a joint statement from the leaders of the three councils, the move is designed to protect front-line services and to ensure a high standard by sharing council services. They also revealed plans to focus on a few major areas where sharing and merging services is viable and plans to set up a series of working groups to develop and study options for three main areas, including family services.
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