Surrey County Council, Elmbridge Borough Council and Mole Valley District Council have today submitted their joint response to the Government’s Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) consultation. The consultation is part of the government’s devolution plans for transferring more powers from government to local or regional authorities, and closes on 5 August. Surrey County Council, Elmbridge Borough … Continue reading →| Surrey News
Work to strengthen community engagement as part of Surrey’s Local Government Reorganisation is getting underway, with three areas named to pilot ‘Neighbourhood Area Committees’. Councils…| Surrey News
Chatting with Clare this morning about all things digital and local government reorganisation, I came to the conclusion that it really is all a balancing act. The risks of things going wrong are huge, and the importance of being ‘safe and legal’ is vital… but at the same time this is a generational opportunity for ... Keep reading| Dave Briggs
Today, the government has launched a consultation on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Surrey. It is open for seven weeks and anyone can take part. This consultation is part of the governme…| Surrey News
Starting back at the DCN conference I’ve been talking about design a lot as I try and make the case that we need to design our new unitaries before we start to measure them. I’ve also been part of some really thoughtful work from the Policy lab on this and also some research carried out by DWP which you can read here.| Catherine Howe
Yesterday, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet approved a plan for local government reorganisation in the county. The plan will be sent to government on 9 May, and proposes two councils, East and West …| Surrey News
