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Successfully navigating change

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) brings significant long-term potential —transforming services, integrating systems, and reshaping councils — but delivery is complex. Success demands a phased approach, robust finances and governance, strong local ownership, and unwavering focus on people.

Clear communication, engagement, and decisive leadership will be critical to navigate change and turn ambition into sustainable, meaningful outcomes at pace while managing risks and expectations carefully.

Real-world insight

Grounded in LGR experience

Built on first-hand experience; we understand LGR challenges and opportunities helping you navigate complexity with proven approaches that deliver key results.

Proven delivery

Expertise from complex change

Based on experience delivering large-scale integrations and carve-outs, we bring disciplined execution, pace and strong risk management to complex programmes.

Locally focused

Tailored to your context

Every approach is tailored to your area’s challenges and opportunities, ensuring solutions are relevant, achievable, and aligned to local priorities for impact.

Local Government Reorganisation: reflections

Analysis of local government reorganisation in England, exploring challenges, risks, leadership change and the impact of 2026 local elections.

Managing LGR alongside the day job

Learn how councils can deliver local government reorganisation (LGR) while maintaining services, avoiding pitfalls, and protecting capacity.

Suffolk County Council

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The challenge

The council required a strategic partner to support them in driving forward the development of their plans for local government reorganisation

The solution

We led the reorganisation programme, developing the interim plan and business case through rapid technical, financial and socioeconomic analysis. This established a strong case for change and prepared the council for transformation.

The result

As the business case evolved, we expanded analysis through bottom-up financial modelling, workshops and stakeholder engagement, ensuring a robust case aligned to Government criteria and informed by lessons from previous programmes.

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