Sharing is an increasingly important element of local public services sourcing strategy with benefits extending well beyond cost saving says latest Socitm Pocket Guide. The Guide, from the Society of ...

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 ...

Tackling crime successfully depends on efficient back room processes as well as sharp eyed detective work. The article describes how the manual processes for receiving information about crimes and ...

Projects to trial local services in supporting claimants who have difficulty in coping with the all computerised Universal Credit benefits system are to be set up in six areas. Universal Credit is ...

Councils are facing unprecedented challenges with the most severe budget cuts in living memory likely to be announced in the coming months. At the same time there is a need to transform services with ...

Placed based budgets, which are vital to the development of the total place approach, are supported by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. He revealed that among other supporters are the Prime ...

Despite tough times ahead, there is still political consensus around the goal to end child poverty. The recession has brought changes, one of which will be that children are likely to experience more ...

The briefing material of new, or perhaps re-shuffled ministers, will include reports relating to total place which were published in the run up to the election. Taken together they form a blue print ...

With the challenge of finding ways to cut budgets by 25 per cent, a survey has revealed that public services find difficulty in analysing how taxpayers’ money is spent. There is a limited use of ...

Mary Portas has set out a vision for town centres and called for joint action to put the heart back into the centre of high streets. The Review makes ambitious recommendations on what can be done by ...

The 32 London councils and the City of London are collaborating to take a more joined- up, Total Place style approach, through improved partnership working. A report from PA Consulting Group ...

The Audit Commission is unveiling plans to improve the reliability of facts and figures used by public bodies when they make decisions. It says councils, health trusts, emergency services, and the ...