Local Government Reorganisation
Not every council is at the same point in Local Government Reorganisation, and this autumn’s review has only sharpened that. Wherever a council sits, the pressure behind LGR hasn’t gone away, with demand for services rising faster than the money to meet it across housing, adult social care and almost every statutory duty.
We help shadow authorities, and councils planning ahead to one, work out which services are driving cost, where demand is growing fastest, and where the next pound spent would make the most difference. We do this by helping you to have a single view of what your service looks like – pulling together the data and evidence that usually sits scattered across teams.
Our LGR work spans:
Housing – designing a single service from several predecessor ways of working
Digital services – identifying the systems the new organisation needs and what is unnecessary legacy weight
Asset transfer – establishing ownership once shared boundaries disappear
Environmental services – making collection, enforcement and compliance consistent across the new area
The 4OC team brought order and structure when we were at our most turbulent. They listened and then produced, taking pressure off our teams. They did this with no fuss, good humour and an empathetic ear. Their outputs and approach have given us all an increased level of control and confidence when we need it most.
Director of Digital, Data and the Customer Experience
Harrow Council
How can we help?
We work on both sides of vesting day to help councils protect continuity beforehand, then design services properly afterwards, rather than just running old processes under a new badge. Regardless of the review’s outcome, the earlier councils build this picture, the more it’s on their own terms.
If you’d like to think through what that looks like for your services, including how to keep momentum during the review and not losing the good work that has started, get in touch.
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