Ensuring alignment with wider reform across people services. It will be critical to ensure that local authorities are able to develop change plans to reform service delivery whilst preparing for reorganisation, rather than having to choose what to prioritise. Key areas of focus should be the NHS 10 year plan, Baroness Casey’s independent commission on adult social care, reforms to children’s safeguarding, and reform to the SEND system, including a long-term decision on HNB deficits. 10
This programme of work has highlighted several implications for county areas to consider when forming their proposed new authorities. These include practical considerations - which should feature in the next stages of local planning - as well as potential models of service delivery which could form part of service transformation plans, both in the preparation for, and in implementation of LGR. 10.2 Priorities for local planning and transformation
Building on engagement with the sector and upon the principles set out by officers who have already been through reorganisation, practical considerations for local planning should include:
Ensuring that LGR is taken as an opportunity to continue to transform services, beyond just being ‘safe and legal’. This will be key to realising the benefits, and mitigating the risks set out through this report. Local authorities can consider how they start to orientate their existing transformation programmes towards realising the benefits of reorganisation and preparing for new service models where required, alongside achieving operational and financial improvement and preparing for wider service reforms. This amounts to a significant amount of work, and should be properly planned, resourced, and phased, making the most of the time between now and reorganisation going live to help to maximise the positive impact. 01
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