Councils have been able to save almost £500m of taxpayers’ money by sharing services, according to new research.
Figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) have revealed that UK councils saved £350m last year through shared services initiatives.
Two councils in Devon have signed a contract with public sector IT systems supplier Civica to provide shared IT services.
East Sussex and Surrey Councils have officially launched a shared services partnership which will be known as orbis.
Gloucester City Council and Gloucestershire County Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a new working partnership deal.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has called upon government departments for more clarification when demonstrating savings made via the Next Generation shared services strategy.
Auditor Grant Thornton has launched a dedicated Local Government Advisory Practice to provide consultative services to local authorities, Police bodies and fire and rescue organisations.
Islington and Camden Councils have revealed plans to establish a shared ICT service by April 2016 in a bid to consolidate expertise, exchange knowledge and share best practice.
The CIO of two London Borough councils has refuted claims that G-Cloud has failed local government, claiming his organisation has spent significant amounts on the framework.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has written off its £56m Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system after numerous issues.
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has won the Shared Service Centre of the Year award in 2014’s National Outsourcing Association (NOA) awards.
The sharing of IT services within local government is not a new concept.
In a bid to generate £6.55m in annual savings and support more efficient shared services, London’s Tri-Borough partnership of councils will be “deleting” the CIO role.
A group of three Worcestershire-based local authorities have teamed up to share customer services in a deal which could save up to £2.6m.
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