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Surrey can show Whitehall a better way to deliver local services
Council reorganisation is a rare chance to build resilient, accountable services, writes Norse Group Chief Executive Justin Galliford. Surrey has often helped shape the way Britain is governed, and local government reorganisation gives it another opportunity to lead. From April next year, the county’s 12 councils will be replaced by two unitary authorities: East Surrey Council and West Surrey Council. That is a major administrative change, but it should not be treated as a purely structural exercise. Whitehall will be watching closely to see whether Surrey can do more than manage a complicated transition. The real test is whether it [...]
