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Olympic Boroughs Enforcement and Regulatory Consortium for 2010 and Beyond
See the link below for a feasibility study on behalf of LCE for the London boroughs of Hackney, Greenwich, Newham, Tower hamlets and Waltham Forest.
It examines the business case for developing a consortium, setting out the scope and range of enforcement and regulatory services to be included, as well as other relevant analysis and research.
Commissioning Supporting People Services
Click on the report below for the findings of a project which investigated the feasibility of applying a partnering approach to commissioning Supporting People services. The project was commissioned by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, on behalf of five London boroughs and was funded by LCE.
Options for london provision of fostering and adoption services
Local authorities in London are responsible for the provision of adoption support services to an estimated 3,000 children and 2,500 adoptive families. Adoption support comprises services such as advice and guidance, advocacy, counselling and therapy, training and providing helplines.
The capital also spends nearly £200m annualy on fostering, over half of which is spent placing children with independent fostering agencies (IFAs). Most authorities believe the majority of IFA placements could be avoided given an adequate supply of their 'own' carers and that this could lead to significant cost savings.
Executive summary - adoption support
Feasibility Study for Stage Three of the London Care Placements Website
Click below for the study, which covers current placement and contracting processes, the London care placements website, options for improvement, technical upgrades, the business case for improvement options, critical success factors and an action plan for implementation.
Feasibility study for stage three of the LCP website
AVALON business case analysis
This report was commissioned by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on behalf of LCE. It examines what benefits AVALON brings to local authorities, how it compares to the competition, whether or not it should be centrally hosted and managed and what sort of pricing structure it should offer.
2012 and beyond? The case for a shared regulatory service
The document below outlines a robust business case in relation to the feasibility of five London boroughs forming a shared service in a number of areas.
2012 and beyond? The case for a shared regulatory service
Efficiency Savings for Environmental Services in London
This outline business case (OBC) sets out a mechanism for delivering efficiency efficiency savings fort he environmental services sector in London over the next two years. This high-profile sector costs London around £373m each year and provides important front-line services to people in the capital every day.
Front Line to Bottom Line: Efficiency Savings for Environmental Services in London
Shared Services
In February 2006, the LCE Management Board commissioned the Office of Public Management (OPM) to carry out a review on the current state of play with shared services, as envisaged under the Gershon Review, in London. OPM has now reported, and the report was agreed by the LCE Management Board at its meeting on 15 June 2006.
The report, which was extensively researched, raises various leadership, political and change management issues. The LCE Management Board has referred to various senior pan London groupings for consideration. We shall keep you posted on developments.
Contact for this item: Ken Cole ken.cole@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Removing Barriers to Collaborative Working
Collaboration between boroughs and other public sector bodies in London can only work if barriers are identified and actively removed. Contract Standing Orders and financial regulations are areas where a lot of the “rules” prevented boroughs from collaborating, using each others contracts and taking advantage of properly let deals that could save local taxpayers money!
Contract Standing Orders Review
Contact on this item: Ken Cole ken.cole@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Model Contract Standing Orders
The LCE, in association with Hedra Plc, has produced a follow-on guidance to the London-wide Review of Contract Standing Orders containing a checklist of issues and including some model clauses that have now been introduced in authorities in London and beyond.
Some boroughs have already undertaken such reviews, however, it is important to keep matters under review as pursuing the shared services agenda and formalised collaborative working is presenting us all with new challenges in how we contract with suppliers and influence the markets in which they operate.
A copy of the guidance is now available to download.
Model Contract Standing Orders (updated)
The contact for this item: Ken Cole ken.cole@londoncouncils.gov.uk
LCE Completed Projects
This study had three objectives. The first was to look at common performance standards across the pensions administration function in
The second objective was to define the pension administration tasks that can legitimately be charged to the pension fund and other related duties which are chargeable to the employer. This enabled accurate costs of providing the pensions administration service to be calculated.
Thirdly, the study looked at various models for joint working in the pensions administration arena in
Project Leader: jeff.potter@havering.gov.uk
Common Standard of Procurement in Adult Social Care
(LB Hammersmith & Fulham)
The project identified the scope for standardising the procurement processes for adult social care, identifying current best practice, opportunities and barriers to harmonisation. The project focussed in particular on the likely effect of standardisation on small and medium size enterprises and the community and voluntary sector. It also examined the scope for developing joint procurement processes with Primary Care Trusts and with the Supporting People Programme.
Project Leader: tim.parkin@lbhf.gov.uk