The report by The Foundation for Information Technology in Local Government (FITLOG) explores the question: Can electronic procurement help local authorities to get better prices for the goods and services they buy, as well as saving administration costs and improving management information? It provides senior decision-makers with an independent view of the potential of e-procurement approaches in local government, as well as the policy and management challenges they offer. 

Doctor in training are being given smart cards to streamline the administrative process when they move the next post. 

Quality of life indicators devised by the Audit Commission have been successfully piloted by local councils to measure the effectiveness of their community strategies and help in developing local strategic partnerships. The success of the pilot is likely to lead to public service wide adoption of the indicators which are set to become powerful levers of policy.The 32 cross-cutting indicators cover social, economic and environmental issues and they have been piloted by 90 councils.