When the waters of deficit reduction have subsided the total place legacy will be there to help in the process of rebuilding public services. The brand will disappear, but the principles will be embedded in longer term change initiatives. This is the view of directors of the local government improvement and efficiency partnerships.
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Community budgets, which will empower localities to tackle public service challenges according to the particular needs of the area, have been given the green light by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. Local councils will play the leading role in pooling resources and joining up services.
Better management of property assets across the public sector is being increasingly recognised as a major contributor to cutting costs, without any harmful effect on service delivery. As well as reducing space to match a shrinking workforce, opportunities for developing distributed and remote working are being explored.
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