This prospectus describes the support available from the LGA Performance
Partnership to councils engaged in the delivery of efficiency action plans
including collaborative projects. It covers the services provided by IDeA, the
Employers Organisation and 4ps. The portfolio of services has been assembled in
order to meet the specific needs of councils arising from the efficiency agenda.

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Local authorities are being urged to step up their levels of international
activity and to appoint an elected councillor and an officer to be responsible
for international development. The call, from the Local Government Association
and Local Government International Bureau came as the leaders of the world’s
most powerful nations concluded their meeting in Scotland.

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There has been a renewed call for a Civil Service Act, which would give both civil servants and ministers clear guidance on their rights and responsibilities. The call has come from the FDA, the union that represents Britain’s senior civil service and public sector managers and professionals.It was made in response to reported comments by Louise Casey, Head of the Home Office Anti-Social Behaviour Unit, in an after dinner speech. Reports of the event quoted her as using foul language and referring to herself as having been drunk at another event in Liverpool. The comments have been condemned by the FDA.

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