GERSHON EFFICIENCY REVIEW

“Releasing Resources to the Front Line”

July 2004

PROCUREMENT

• CUSTOMER CARE

• BUDGET DEVOLUTION

• PROCEDURALISM

• SHARPER PRIVATE SECTOR

• BYATT AND FRIENDS

• NATIONAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY

• CENTRES OF PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE

EFFICIENCY REVIEW

• LYONS, GERSHON AND FRIENDS

• £21½b p.a. by 2007/8

• 70K FEWER STAFF

• £6½b p.a. from LOCAL GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT IS SERIOUS

• INCREASED PUBLIC EXP SINCE 1997

• PRESSURES ON TAXATION• GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

– SPT– E-GOVERNMENT– LPSAs

PAY-BACK TIME!

ODPM TARGETS

2½% P.A. TO 2007/8

40% SCHOOLS

10% POLICE

35% OTHER

15% SERVICES

HALF CASHABLE

REPORTING & MEASUREMENT

APRIL 2005 1ST FORWARD ANNUALEFFICIENCY STATEMENT(AES) FOR 2005/6

APRIL 2006 2ND FORWARD AES FOR2006/7

NOVEMBER 2006 1ST BACKWARD AESFOR 2005/6

GERSHON WORKSTREAMS

• BACK OFFICE

• PROCUREMENT

• TRANSACTIONAL SERVICES

• POLICY, FUNDING AND REG (PUBLIC)

• POLICY, FUNDING AND REG (PRIVATE)

• PRODUCTIVE TIME

GERSHON WORKSTREAM SERVICE BACK OFFICE PROCUREMENT TRANS……..

YEARS TO 2007/8

SERVICE 2004/5 2005/6 BASE CASH NON CASH

CASHABLE EFFICIENCIES

INPUT OUTPUT

PRICE

NON CASHABLE EFFICIENCIES

INPUT OUTPUT

PRICES

NB QUALITY, COST TRANSFERS,FEES ETC.

CENTRES OF (PROCUREMENT) EXCELLENCE

WORKSTREAMS

• COLLABORATIVE SERVICES

• CONTRACTS

• CONSTRUCTION

• SOCIAL CARE

• E-PROCUREMENT

• STANDARDS

• LOCAL ECONOMIES

• CAPACITY BUILDING

USEFUL WEBSITESwww.nwcope.org.uk

www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/performancedocs

www.odpm.gov.uk and search for

Efficiency Review Technical Notes

Releasing Resources to the Front Line

Delivering Efficiency in Local Services