Public Sector
Migration of Public Services - For the people, by the
people?
Focusing on health, education, social housing and sports, arts
and leisure, this report looks at the role of civil society in
devolved public services.
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Merger & Consolidation across the Public Sector
A practical insight into the concerns, challenges and
opportunities faced by those about to deliver the reforms
and the lessons learnt from practitioners who have already
experienced mergers and consolidation.
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Sustainable Cities
UK cities are at a crossroads in their development as they come
under pressure to use resources more efficiently. How
can private, public and third sector work together on
sustainability?
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Surviving the storm: how resilient are local authorities?
Summary findings from our financial health review of English
local authorities, providing an up-to-date picture of how the
sector is coping
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Facing public sector cutbacks on a scale not seen by any
post-war government, there are significant shifts within the
sector:
- a transfer of service delivery and commissioning to independent
providers and increased buying from private companies, charities,
social enterprises and mutuals
- a shift to localism, devolving authority to 'below' local
government level
- payment according to delivered results, rather than
activity-based contracts, and anticipation that providers will
provide capital and bear significantly greater risk
- merger & consolidation programmes for NDPBs, the NHS, local
authorities, educational institutions and social housing.
In this environment, we deliver effective financial advice based
on our understanding of the issues our clients face, the demanding
culture in which they work and the difficulties associated with
implementing political and economic decisions.
This advice covers:
- how to finance the future in the absence of capital to deliver
adequate services and the infrastructure to support them
- making mergers and collaboration work in practice, by achieving
efficiency through collaboration, shared service and mergers
- governance, assurance and risk best practice to ensure
transparency and a sound financial under-pinning to strategy
- effective engagement with local SMEs to drive the economy
forward
Our clients range from government departments, local
authorities, government agencies and not-for-profit organisations
in the UK and overseas. Their feedback consistently commends the
high quality of our work and the level of service we have provided
over a number of years.
We have built our reputation on our commitment to deliver
value-for-money through bespoke solutions which can only be
achieved by working in partnership with our clients. We understand
the importance of delivering projects in a timely and efficient
manner, be it our own advice or when advising on the successful
delivery of projects involving third parties. We can also see the
opportunity for challenging many perceived constraints, drawing on
our wider commercial experience in the private sector.