News and information updates will be posted to this area of the website for you to download.
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| EM IEP Interim Report - January 2010 [download PDF document] |
| This report is full of information about the money being saved in the region as a result of improvement and efficiency projects taking place. |
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| Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA) Annual Report 2008-9 [download PDF document] |
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| EM IEP Annual Report 2009[download PDF document] |
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| Commission Recognises the need for Accelerated Procurement Procedure |
| The European Council has invited the Commission to adopt a number of measures in response to the current financial crisis. One of these measures concerns the use of the accelerated procedure for public procurement. The accelerated procedure is normally applied on the grounds of urgency. However, the Commission has recognised that the exceptional nature of the current economic situation can justify the use of the accelerated procedure to considerably reduce the overall time limit and this should apply throughout 2009 and 2010 for all major public projects. [download PDF document] |
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| Crunch
time? The impact of the
economic downturn
on local government
finances [download PDF document] |
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| A Councillor’s Guide [download PDF document] |
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| From recession to recovery: the local dimension |
This report projects how each area of the country could be affected differently by the economic downturn if no action is taken.
[link to lga.gov.uk article] |
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| The Data Interchange December 2008 [download PDF document] |
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LAA John Healey Speech - November 2008 [link to communities.gov.uk article] |
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| Every Child Matters Commissioning Model [download PDF document] |
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| OGC Temporary Staff Times - September 2008 [download PDF document] |
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| A new public services innovation conference |
| Share bright ideas to improve people’s lives to find out more [download PDF document] |
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| EMPA Newsletter [download PDF document] |
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| Energy IT Power Management Guidance [download PDF document] |
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| E-zine – July 08 |
| This is the monthly e-mail service from the BREW Centre for Local Authorities. It is designed to keep members of the BREW Centre Network up to date with news and case studies of Local Authorities working to support resource efficiency in local business communities. [download PDF document] |
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| Local Government 2008 IT Excellence Awards |
Entries are now open for this year's Local Government 2008 IT Excellence Awards. The awards highlight how the use of an IT system or process has improved the provision of services within the local community. Entries are now open for this year’s Awards, which will be judged in three categories:
- Service transformation
- Shared services
- Mobile and flexible working
The deadline for entries is 8 August 2008. Why not enter and get the recognition you and your team deserve. Details at the following address: http://www.socitm.gov.uk/socitm/Events/Annual+Conference/Socitm+2008/IT+Excellence+Awards+08.htm |
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| Welland Shared Services Newsletter [Apr 08] |
The Welland Partnership is actively involved in Shared Services and produces a bi-monthly newsletter for staff and other interested parties. This edition focuses on the work of the East Midlands RIEP, CIPFA, and local authorities tackling legal services and sustainability issues in the region.
[download PDF document] |
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| OGC Temporary Staff Newsletter |
| Please see download for the March edition of OGC's newsletter for those in the public sector who use temporary agency staff. In this issue: National Insurance 'Free Pay' Increase; James Versus Greenwich; Private Members Bill and Agency Workers Directive; Save up to 50% on Agency Staff Spend; London Centre of Excellence Launching Electronic Knowledge Exchange; Idea Talent Management Event and Forum. [download PDF document] |
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| East Midlands Property Alliance Launch Press Release 310408 |
News Release [download MS Word document]
Launch pictures [External link to flickr.com]
For more information see the Event Feedback page [link] |
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| Making the most of your assets |
‘Making the most of your assets’ aims to help authorities improve and get better value from their property portfolio.
Published jointly by the Local Government Task Force for Construction and the East Midlands Centre of Excellence3, ‘Making the Most of Your Assets’ calls on councils to concentrate less on immediate matters affecting their property and recommends instead that they use the results from peer reviews and independent health checks, it makes sensible and practical recommendations for improvement.
News Release [download MS Word document]
Publication [download PDF document] |
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| East Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Strategy |
The East Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (EM IEP) has been created by central government to support local authorities to deliver efficiency savings and improve local authorities ability to deliver services to their citizens.
RIEPs are a partnership of councils in a region who come together to co-ordinate and provide support to drive improvement, innovation and efficiency. RIEPs are the bringing together of the Regional Improvement Partnerships (RIPs), which helped share learning, good practice and provided support to improve, and Regional Centres of Excellence (RCEs) who have been instrumental in supporting councils to achieve far reaching efficiency savings over the previous spending period.
Each RIEP and regional strategy in the nine English regions has evolved differently to reflect the varying needs and make-up of each region. The East Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Strategy (RIES) has been created following several months of consultation with councils in the region, the East Midlands RIES provides an overview of what the East Midlands RIEP will be tasked with helping the region to achieve during the next three years.
The RIES comprises the main document, annex and appendix. There is also a Local Government Association critique of all nine English regions strategies available to download.
EMRIES [download PDF document]
Annex [download PDF document]
Appendix [download PDF document]
Critique [download MS Word document] |
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Healey Unveils Overhaul Of Efficiency And Improvement Support For Councils |
Local Government Minister John Healey has today (18 March 2008) confirmed the first step in an overhaul of improvement support for councils, as they work to increase efficiency and improve services to release £5billion, which can be used to reduce pressure on council tax bills or invest in local services.
He praised councils for being on track to make £4.2bn annual efficiency gains this year – well ahead of the £3bn target.
Mr Healey announced the allocation of £185m through council-led Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships, to pioneer innovative ways to transform and improve services, and cut waste.
He also published a new prospectus, outlining the new approach for supporting councils to make efficiency gains.
Press Release [download MS Word document]
Prospectus [download PDF document] |
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| Delivering Efficiency: Understanding the cost of local government services |
This report from Communities and Local Government gives local authority practitioners guidance and tools for identifying the cost of serving their customers. It supports the drive for improvement and efficiencies through business transformation. [download PDF document] |
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| East Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Strategy |
The East Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (EM IEP) has been created by central government to support local authorities to deliver efficiency savings and improve local authorities ability to deliver services to their citizens.
RIEPs are a partnership of councils in a region who come together to co-ordinate and provide support to drive improvement, innovation and efficiency. RIEPs are the bringing together of the Regional Improvement Partnerships (RIPs), which helped share learning, good practice and provided support to improve, and Regional Centres of Excellence (RCEs) who have been instrumental in supporting councils to achieve far reaching efficiency savings over the previous spending period.
Each RIEP and regional strategy in the nine English regions has evolved differently to reflect the varying needs and make-up of each region. The East Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Strategy (RIES) has been created following several months of consultation with councils in the region, the East Midlands RIES provides an overview of what the East Midlands RIEP will be tasked with helping the region to achieve during the next three years.
The RIES comprises the main document, annex and appendix. There is also a Local Government Association critique of all nine English regions strategies available to download.
EMRIES [download PDF document]
Annex [download PDF document]
Appendix [download PDF document]
Critique [download MS Word document] |
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| RCE Catalyst Newsletter |
| We're pleased to bring you the latest edition of CATALYST, a national newsletter from the Regional Centres of Excellence. [download PDF document] |
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| Innovation Competition Report |
In the autumn of 2007, the Audit Commission and the IDeA invited entries to a competition designed to elicit further examples of innovation in local public bodies. 42 submissions detailing initiatives across a wide range of local authority activity were received, ranging from performance management processes to digital television channels. Many of the entries also involved local partners, including collaborative approaches to embedding diversity and improving the quality of housing stock.
Four winning entries were selected from the short list, and these are described in detailed case studies in this document. The winning entries have clearly identifiable drivers, whether these are pressing local issues, national agendas, or a requirement for efficiency savings.
[download PDF document] |
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| RCE BPI Framework to save local authorities millions of pounds |
All English local and regional Public Bodies can save valuable time - and millions of pounds - by using a new Business Process Improvement framework put in place by the West Midlands Regional Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (WM RIEP).
Press Release: [download MS Word document] |
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| For better, for worse: Audit Commission Report into Public-Private Partnerships |
| This report looks at partnerships lasting 10 or 15 years designed to deliver services such as council tax collection, IT and property management. It examines why many SSPs have not yet generated all the expected benefits of partnerships with the private sector, such as greater flexibility, economies of scale, innovation and risk and profit sharing. [download PDF document] |
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| Preparing for the future, learning from the past |
| This excellent paper discusses councils’ approaches to delivering efficiency, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative analysis. It is based on copies of annual efficiency statements that were submitted by members of CIPFA's Finance Advisory (FAN) and Performance Improvement (PIN) Networks in 2007. [download PDF document] |
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| Healthy Competition: How councils can use competition and contestability to improve services |
Healthy Competition considers the potential for councils to use competition and contestability to generate cost savings and service improvements. The report gives practical examples of councils successfully using competition and contestability, and explores the pre-conditions that councils must have in place to make effective use of these mechanisms. [download PDF document] |
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EU Public Procurement: Thresholds Applicable From 1 January 2008 |
Communities and Local Government have released a note outlining the revised EU procurement thresholds. The threshold for goods and services is now £139,893, whilst the revised works threshold is £3,497,313. [download MS Word document] |
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