As you may be aware Surrey CC is hurtling towards going unitary and also splitting into two or three at the same time. I'm looking for any lessons learnt from those authorities that have already been through that transition, especially from a data and systems perspective.
I'm not so concerned about live applications (relatively easy to send files for the few current applications currently under consideration to relevant new authority), but more the historic data. Have authorities split and exported data or maintained it centrally somehow for all authorities to access?
Have authorities divested the County Reg 3 applications into the former District systems so they all Reg 3 are 'together', albeit in areas until those sytems are merged, or kept them in the former County system until an overall solution can be found?
I'm obviously aware there are many other dimensions around harmonising processes and policies - is that something to be tackled after LGR or are there useful prep discussions to be had around those?
