S151 reservations on local government reorganisation savings revealed in survey

Uncertainty over savings, a poor track record, and a need to ensure new authorities begin on a financially stable footing were some of the key issues around local government reorganisation (LGR) picked up in Room151’s annual treasury and finance survey.

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Just 7.84% of respondents were positive enough to say that the short-term costs involved in LGR were “well worth” the long-term savings to be

S151 reservations on local government reorganisation savings revealed in survey

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