Counties assess collaboration
Author: Local Government Chronicle |
Councils not included in the government’s ‘Total Place’ initiative are moving ahead with their own plans to assess the potential benefits of cross-public sector collaboration.
Cambridgeshire and Essex County Councils are set to undertake audits of public spending in their areas similar to the initiative outlined in the Treasury’s flagship efficiency review.
The projects are be funded by Improvement East, the East of England improvement & efficiency partnership, which estimates each pilot will cost between 300,000 and 500,000.
Chairman of Improvement East’s member panel Richard Stay (Con) said: “The plans have got to get member approval but subject to that, we would like to get moving as soon as possible.
“The benefit of not being part of the government’s programme is that we can do it to our own timetable and nuance it to our needs. If these go well, we hope to role the initiative out across other councils in the region.”