Local Government Reorganisation Digital and Cyber Playbook

The Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Digital and Cyber Playbook brings together practical guidance, tools, case studies and templates to help councils plan and deliver the digital, data, technology and cyber elements of reorganisation.

It supports councils to prepare for day one (vesting day), reduce risk, and shape the new authority.

This is a live resource, developed with councils and sector partners, and updated as new learning emerges.

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The Playbook is organised into themed resources covering common challenges in reorganisation, including:

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Disaggregating services and data

Guidance on safely and legally separating shared systems, services and data when councils need to split rather than merge.

Disaggregating services and data
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Digital and cyber leadership during transition

A practical guide for digital and cyber leaders to the first 100 days of reorganisation.

Digital and cyber leadership during transition
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Priorities at each phase of LGR

Guidance to help you understand where you are, identify what to prioritise now, and recognise what can wait during your reorganisation journey.

Priorities at each phase of LGR
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Commercial, contract and supplier considerations during reorganisation

Managing commercial risk, supplier relationships and contract decisions during LGR.

Commercial, contract and supplier considerations during reorganisation

Join our community

The LGR Digital and Cyber community brings councils together to shape how the sector approaches the digital and cyber aspects of LGR.

By working together, we can share learnings and feed insights back into the playbook to keep it relevant, practical and useful. 

The community is open to: 

  • councils that have been through LGR 
  • councils currently working through LGR 
  • DDaT and cyber council staff 

Access the playbook roadmap to see the new content that will be added in future releases.