As you will be aware local government reorganisation, or LGR for short, is changing the way local councils operate in areas which have a 2-tier system of county and district or borough councils.
For Derby and Derbyshire, it means reducing the existing 10 councils – us, Derby City Council and 8 district and borough councils – to fewer new unitary councils with responsibility for all services in their area instead.
You may have read about some of the different proposals being put forward for our area. We know there's a lot to take in and you may have questions about what LGR will mean for you and your job.
That's why we've set up the LGR Hub as a one-stop shop for everything you need to know and all the latest updates.
You can find out more about what local government reorganisation is all about.
You can also check to see what's happening when.
Find out what local government reorganisation means for you at work.
Uniting Derbyshire
You may remember that during the summer we asked you, the public and other stakeholders for views about introducing 2 new councils in Derby and Derbyshire – one for the north of the county and one for the south including Derby City.
We listened to feedback and carried out detailed and independent expert analysis of the benefits, costs and risks of splitting the county into 2 councils by measuring their effectiveness against a single-council option.
Taking everything into account, we think that the best option is a single unitary council for the whole of Derby and Derbyshire.
This is the option we are asking Full Council to consider at a meeting on 13 November 2025. Cabinet will then meet on 27 November 2025 to formally approve the final version of the proposal to be sent to the government.
Other proposal
Derbyshire's 8 district and borough councils together with Derby City have put together their own proposals for creating 2 new unitary councils in Derby and Derbyshire.
Find out more in their proposal document in the Derby City Council meeting agenda on 6 November 2025, item 3 appendix B.
Keeping you up-to-date
We want all colleagues to feel well-informed about LGR and we'll be using a range of channels to keep you up-to-date over the coming months. Find out what you told us.
Date for your diary
We'd like to invite you to join a Microsoft Teams call with Chief Executive Simon Stevens on Thursday 20 November 2025 from 1pm to 2pm. Simon will give the latest update to colleagues and answer some of your questions. We'll let you know further details soon.