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Creative potential

06 June 2011

Traditional approaches to efficiency are not enough, it is time for local authorities to take a m...

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Lessons from Harrow

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2011

As councils struggle to deliver services while they face reduced budgets and a barrage of abuse f...

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Councils missing out on shared services cost savings

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2011

Local authorities are failing to use shared services to drive cost savings and efficiency gains, ...

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Councils failing to plan for savings targets

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2011

A quarter of councils don’t expect to meet savings targets by 2014 and 40% have no approved plan ...

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Re-imagining government

05 June 2011

The inteface of politics, policy and public management fascinates Barry Quirk. Now he has written...

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Blowing hot and cold

By Chris Game | 03 June 2011

A brightly-coloured ‘heat map’ which claims to show levels of local council spending is inaccurat...

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Maude expects annual £3bn savings from central purchasing team

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2011

Whitehall departments may save up to £3bn a year from the centralised purchasing of common goods ...

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Union fury at Service Birmingham's 'outrageous' offshoring decision

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2011

Unions have called on Birmingham City Council to halt plans to outsource more than 70 IT jobs to ...

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Local say so

01 June 2011

Giving people a direct say in setting budget priorities could help deliver better services, sugge...

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Ex-NAO boss doubts savings can be made

By Jonathan Werran | 01 June 2011

Sir John Bourn, former head of the National Audit Office, has cast further doubt over the Governm...

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Strategic Director of Finance Strategy

£117,061 - £129,288

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Early Years and Early Help

£90,126 - £98,319

Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Strategic Director of Finance Operations

£117,061 - £129,288

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Strategic Director of Finance Strategy

£117,061 - £129,288

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

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