View archived reports on shared services.
Services Shared: Costs Spared?
A major report into councils shared services has quantified the benefits and feasibility of joining forces to save money. It is the first to provide a detailed insight into the scale of savings that have been achieved through sharing back office functions like IT and legal, and teaming up to deliver frontline services like waste disposal and road maintenance.
Alongside the report, a new tool which helps local authorities to understand and track the benefits of sharing front and back office services has also been launched.
Investigating and improving the HR and OD capability in shared councils