If you're interested in knowing more about Professional Services, why not take a couple of minutes registering with the Communities of Practice for local government and joing the Local Government Professional Services Forum.

The Forum aims to promote collaboration and improvement in the procurement of professional services (i.e. consultancy, temporary/ agency workers, interims, specialists and similar) in local government, and support councils in securing better value from Professional Services spend.

The only people who can access this community are local government employees or other invited individuals who have been approved by the community administrators. You must have a .gov.uk email address to access this community. 

Register to join at:  http://tinyurl.com/ydrdgss  

Also, visit the Professional Services  section of the OGC website at:  http://www.ogc.gov.uk/temporarystaff.asp