The new leaders say that this is their “number one priority”.
DOGE is a reference to the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency in Donald Trump’s US administration, with a pledge to cut waste forming a central part of Reform’s election campaign.
To signify their focus on this area, a new leadership role has been created for “Council Efficiency (DOGE)”.
It will be a wide-ranging role across all the cabinet portfolios assessing where waste can be eliminated.
The leaders in Derbyshire have spoken about the need to do a “full audit” of the council’s books to see where money can be saved.
“The first port of call is to go to [executive directors], find out what the issues are, look at those finances and see where we can make efficiencies,” says Graves.
He also says the group already have “several ideas” for quick gains.
Council job cuts forming part of this drive have not been ruled out.
“If [council staff] are efficient then they’ve got nothing to be scared about”, he told the BBC.
