Episode 12: Vix Watson on running LGR in reality - Planning through uncertainty in Local Government

Our episode focuses on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), which many councils are currently navigating or preparing for. For those less familiar, LGR is about reshaping how local authorities are structured and how services are delivered || often under significant time pressure and with evolving direction from central government. Joined by Vix Watson, Senior Business Analyst at Warwickshire County Council, who is closely involved in setting up and planning their LGR programme, host, Laura Watts, speaks to Vix about this work and the fact that it's still unfolding and there are still decisions to be made, including the potential future structure of the council itself. We explore how they’re approaching that uncertainty, how they’ve adapted their delivery model, and how they’re thinking about scenario planning in a programme where timelines and outcomes are tightly constrained.