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How putting LGR on a solid legal footing has presented ‘real financial challenges’ for councils
Local government reorganisation (LGR) decisions were likely withdrawn anywhere a judicial review challenge had been launched, a legal expert has told Room151, with the government’s pause and review driven by the need to put the process on a sound legal footing.
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