LGR is a national programme in England to simplify and modernise how local councils are structured.
Typically, this involves reducing how many tiers or layers of council there are in any given area and setting up single unitary councils which deliver all local public services.
In Suffolk, LGR means replacing the current two-tier system of county, district and borough councils with new single-tier unitary councils. These will be easier to run, less wasteful, and better placed to deliver services.
Find out more about the changes coming to Suffolk and what this means for you specifically.
How LGR is different from devolution
LGR is not the only substantial change in local government taking place in Suffolk. Following the county's selection for the devolution priority programme, Suffolk is also going through a separate process called devolution, which would introduce an elected Mayor overseeing a Mayoral Strategic Authority.
Devolution involves the transfer of powers and funding from national to local government. Typically this means the creation of directly elected mayors with specific responsibilities for strategic policy areas like transport infrastructure, economic development, health improvement and blue light services.
You can find out more about devolution and the Mayoral Strategic Authority.