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Capital Ambition. Caroline Stanger Joint Theme Lead – Delivering Together. Agenda. Alternative models of service delivery – why bother? What are the options – and what are the issues? Discussion – what are your current thoughts / plans and what might work for you? Conclusions and the future.
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Capital Ambition Caroline Stanger Joint Theme Lead – Delivering Together
Agenda • Alternative models of service delivery – why bother? • What are the options – and what are the issues? • Discussion – what are your current thoughts / plans and what might work for you? • Conclusions and the future
Alternative models of delivery - Why Bother? • To make savings • To become sustainable for the future and protect services from future cuts • To improve performance • To respond to ‘Big Society’ policies • To be more flexible and integrated
And devolution as well?....... • To respond to social circumstances? • To gain independence and be less bound by policy? • To be more flexible?
Issues to ponder • Control – how much devolution is your authority happy with and can it be applied to areas where there is a statutory responsibility (e.g. Libraries)? • Integration – will devolution actually block integration with other services (e.g. Education)? • Elected Members – where do they fit in? • How does devolution fit with commissioning? • How are savings actually made through these models?
Further information • http://www.solace.org.uk/sourcing/ • http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/structurescollaboration • carolinestanger@londoncouncils.gov.uk