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Hundreds of millions of pounds will be saved through a new independently run shared service centre that could eventually see private and public sectors share back office services in order to cut costs, ministers have announced. The move is expected to help create a faster and smaller civil service. Governments had for decades failed in [...]
Scotland’s third largest local authority is expected to reduce its connectivity bill by 40 per cent, thanks to the implementation of a new public services network (PSN). PSN specialist Updata Infrastructure has signed a four-year contract with Fife Council to provide managed connectivity to its network of schools and offices. The deal is also expected [...]
More than £9 million has been saved by Leicestershire County Council, through smarter purchasing of goods and services. The council’s procurement strategy saved £9.6 million over the last four years, by cutting costs when it negotiates contracts and buys supplies. Currently, the council spends £350 million per year, on goods, works and services, ranging from [...]
The Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes its 49th report of session 2010-12, on the basis of evidence from the Cabinet Office. Report: The Efficiency and Reform Group’s role in improving public sector value for money Public Accounts Committee The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, today said: “The Efficiency [...]
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has revealed that the Government’s ambitious approach to saving money has delivered a staggering £3.75 billion of cash savings in just ten months, from May 2010 to March 2011. This follows Francis Maude’s pledge in October last year to leave “no stone unturned” in the hunt for more [...]
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