The move away from the ‘one size fits all’ public services is set to gather momentum following publication of a strategy for ‘Realizing Britain’s Potential’. But changing the way services are delivered is proving difficult.The report from the Cabinet Office presents an in-depth analysis of future challenges for the government covering a range of issues from globalisation to public service reform.

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Serious violence makes up only about 1% of all crime, but a homicide, shooting or stabbing, and every case of sexual violence causes terrible suffering not just to victims, but to their families and it contributes to higher levels of fear in communities. The Home Office has published an Action Plan to tackle violent crime which it sees as one of the most important issues it faces.

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The significant challenges for local government in 2008 were set out in a speech by Communities Minister Hazel Blears. The key issues are transferring power from Whitehall to the town hall and beyond and driving forward community contracts.

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