Local Government Reorganisation

Master Your IT Checklist & Legacy Modernisation at DigiGov Expo
23rd & 24th Sept | Excel, London

The LGR & Unitarisation Timeline

From statutory milestones to immediate technical integration priorities, follow the roadmap to vesting day.

May
2026

Milestone Achieved

Surrey Shadow Elections & DPP Legal Consultations

Surrey successfully holds inaugural "shadow" elections for East and West Surrey. Concurrently, Essex launches its judicial review, forcing authorities to audit risk, consultation parameters, and technical due diligence.

June
2026

Current Phase

Non-DPP Modified Consultations & Tech Scoping

Active reviews proceed across 14 two-tier counties (including Kent, Devon, and Lancashire). Technical teams begin deploying legacy technical debt reduction frameworks to map multi-tenant system overlaps.

Summer
2026

Upcoming Milestone

Final Non-DPP Footprint Confirmations

Ministers are scheduled to announce final boundary configurations for the remaining two-tier authorities. Procurement leaders must execute an Evergreen IT strategy to halt rigid, separate legacy software contract renewals.

23-24
Sept

Where Local Gov Leaders Meet

DigiGov Expo 2026

The UK's leading public sector tech event is the ultimate destination to access the "LGR Tech Checklist". Sit down directly with local authority CDIOs and Central Government architects inside the Digital Foundations Theatre to share real-world consolidation models.

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Network with Public Sector Pioneers

Confirmed for 2026

Connect directly with Central Government Directors, local authority CDIOs, and leading digital infrastructure architects speaking across the main DigiGov theatres.

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Digital Foundations Theatre

Starting from Scratch: Rebuilding Local Government Data Infrastructure

In July 2025, Blaby District Council took the bold step of in-housing their entire IT operation to prepare for complex Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Rebuilding from a clean slate created a cloud-native, stable, high-performance platform that demonstrates how to move beyond accelerated compliance pressures. This session shares the implementation blueprint to successfully integrate legacy architectures and onboard with neighbouring authorities with minimal technical friction before reorganisation vesting days hit.

Confirmed Session Panelists:

Cllr Ben Taylor Leader of the Council Blaby District Council

James Hickens ICT Operations Manager Blaby District Council

Lisa Boland Asst Director, Trans & ICT Blaby District Council

Mike Connell Chief Tech & Innovation Officer Blaby District Council

Explore the DigiGov Agenda

DigiGov Expo - The UK’s Leading Public Sector Tech Event

“Events like this bring some real benefits from bringing everyone together I really enjoy the opportunity to hear from others across government, it's really inspirational. DigiGov Expo is a place where we can share our learnings, network and meet people that sometimes we only ever come across on emails, so it's a really great opportunity.”

Julia Plant
Chief Data Officer
Cabinet Office

DigiGov 2026 Core Data Foundations Themes

DSIT National Data Library blueprint • local government reorganisation IT infrastructure • breaking government department data silos • federated data sharing models public sector • cross-government administrative data linking • in-housing local authority IT operations • AI-ready public sector data foundations • Privacy-Preserving Technologies synthetic data government • UK government unique personal identifiers • Crown Commercial Service big data analytics frameworks • Cabinet Office secure by design digital transformation • unifying central and local municipal registries