Hammond sets out public service reform agenda at NLGN Annual Conference
In his address to the conference yesterday, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Philip Hammond MP warned that councils would have to make radical decisions in order to deliver existing services with less money. He urged local authorities to invest in shared services and new forms of partnership working to deliver greater efficiency savings, saying:
“Local people will rightly be intolerant if they are told that frontline services will be cut when their council hasn’t taken tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings,”
Also addressing the conference, Communities Secretary of State, John Denham MP urged councils to work more with third sector organisations to deliver more innovative and efficient services.
View Caroline Spelman’s speech here:
Caroline Spelman Part One
Caroline Spelman Part Two
Caroline Spelman Part Three
View coverage of the conference:
BBC news
The Guardian
Local Government Chronicle
24dash.com
Third Sector
Local Government Chronicle
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