In 1969 it recommended a system of single-tier unitary authorities for the whole of England, apart from three metropolitan areas of Merseyside, Selnec (Greater Manchester) and West Midlands (Birmingham and the Black Country), which were to have both a metropolitan council and district councils.
I 1969 anbefalede den et system med én niveau af enhedslig myndighed for hele England, bortset fra de tre metropolområder Merseyside, Selnec (Greater Manchester) og West Midlands (Birmingham og Black Country), der både skulle have et byråd og et kommunalråd.