The first shared chief executive post covering three councils is set to be created in May after councillors backed the cost sharing move last week.
Nine councils in West London, serving more than two million residents, have formed a joint procurement board with the aim of achieving 16m of savings by 2015.
All but two councils have put plans to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt on how they will bring superfast broadband to their areas.
The Government has made clear its commitment to driving 250 billion of infrastructure investment over the next few years. As we await George Osborne’s third Budget, the question on many people’s lips is how can we meet this ambitious goal whilst continuing to cut the budgetary deficit?
Infrastructure, and ways to fund it, have been subject to much debate of late ? particularly since the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement prioritised greater investment in this area.
Consortia of councils could gain powers over rail services, a government consultation has said.
The Local Government Pension Scheme should be investing in infrastructure programmes across the county. It would be good for fund members and for the economy.
Mutual trust between political leaders and equal attention to individual councils are said to be vital in making a success of shared chief executives.
Councils sharing chief executives have saved more money than they expected, a Local Government Association analysis has revealed.
Localis Research Fellow, Steven Howell, took part in a Guardian online debate on Wednesday 7th March regarding the delivery and design of public services.