The Cabinet Office and the Local Government Association have announced the nationwide expansion of the One Public Estate programme as part of efforts to cut costs by sharing offices and other...
The NHS in England needs a ringfenced transformation fund, separate from the £8bn increase already planned by government, to support the essential transformation of services as part of the Five Year...
One way that public bodies are coping with shrinking budgets is by developing revenue-generating services, as Capita’s Chris Dobson highlights in this video interview
A partnership between two local government pension schemes to pool £10bn of assets represents the sector “taking its destiny in its own hands”, one of the leaders of the project has...
Devolution of powers and budgets from central government is an essential driver for integrating public services at the local level, writes Lord Kerslake
The silos of Westminster and Whitehall are not impregnable. Hard-won lessons from the Total Place initiative point the way to improved public service alignment
Views from the 2015 CIPFA CFO Summit which considered challenges for public services around the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review and the need for service transformation.
London’s tri- and bi-borough arrangements prove the enormous potential for local government collaboration. You just need to be committed to the end result
The NHS internal market has become a barrier to collaboration. The health service must become less transactional and focus more on adding value for patients
It can feel like giving away the family silver. But information sharing is cost-effective and less vulnerable to error – and sharing knowledge with your partners can also save lives
Pressure on resources is forcing the public sector to deliver the aligned services that people demand. CIPFA has developed tools to help shape this collaborative future
Businesses in the North overwhelmingly back the Northern Powerhouse but are urging the government to be more radical on devolution of transport and infrastructure spending.