Ann McGauran 08 September 2025

LGR 'making senior recruitment difficult', says Kent's Reform UK leader

LGR making senior recruitment difficult, says Kents Reform UK leader image
Reform UK conference at the NEC in Birmingham.

The Reform UK leader of Kent CC has said local government reorganisation (LGR) is ‘disrupting business as usual' and making recruitment to the council's most senior roles ‘very difficult'.

Speaking yesterday at the Reform UK conference at the NEC in Birmingham, Cllr Linden Kemkaran said: ‘I‘ve got to recruit for a new chief executive. I had to try to recruit for a new chief finance officer.

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