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'Stop tinkering with the machinery of government'
Posted on Fri 10th Dec 2010 at 10:12
'Stop tinkering with the machinery of government'
Quango chief's address to delegates at Reorganising Government conference
Posted on Tue 7th Dec 2010 at 12:12
Quango chief's address to delegates at Reorganising Government conference
'Colleges could be run for profit by private companies or under John Lewis-style co-operatives'
Posted on Fri 3rd Dec 2010 at 12:12
'Colleges could be run for profit by private companies or under John Lewis-style co-operatives'
'Further Education future rests in collaboration and entrepreneurship'
Police chiefs slam merger proposals as 'too focused on savings'
Posted on Fri 3rd Dec 2010 at 11:12
Police chiefs slam merger proposals as 'too focused on savings'
Councils exploring seven services merger options
Posted on Fri 3rd Dec 2010 at 11:12
Councils exploring seven services merger options
Public services: the merger process
Posted on Wed 1st Dec 2010 at 16:12
Public services: the merger process
Policing reorganisation plans unveiled for England and Wales
Posted on Wed 1st Dec 2010 at 15:12
Policing reorganisation plans unveiled for England and Wales
Neighbouring local authorities agree to merge more services
Posted on Wed 1st Dec 2010 at 12:12
Neighbouring local authorities agree to merge more services
Public Sector Fair Pay Review signals reorganisation of senior level salaries
Posted on Wed 1st Dec 2010 at 11:12
Public Sector Fair Pay Review signals reorganisation of senior level salaries
Axed design watchdog set for reprieve?
Posted on Tue 30th Nov 2010 at 17:11
Axed design watchdog set for reprieve?
Local authorities to take lead on new 'Public Health England' approach unveiled by DoH
Posted on Tue 30th Nov 2010 at 14:11
Local authorities to take lead on new 'Public Health England' approach unveiled by DoH
Shared services partnership appoints management board
Posted on Tue 30th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Shared services partnership appoints management board
OBR: Public sector job losses to be cut by 160,000
Posted on Mon 29th Nov 2010 at 14:11
OBR: Public sector job losses to be cut by 160,000
April 2011 NHS community services 'transformation' "will require real change management expertise"
Posted on Mon 29th Nov 2010 at 14:11
April 2011 NHS community services 'transformation' "will require real change management expertise"
Legal 'spin out' "would be the first example of a public sector organisation adopting an alternative business structure (ABS)"
Posted on Mon 29th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Cabinet Office launches review of Central Office of Information (COI)
Posted on Fri 26th Nov 2010 at 16:11
Cabinet Office launches review of Central Office of Information (COI)
Government invites experts, public service managers and providers of public services to submit their ideas for public service reform
Posted on Fri 26th Nov 2010 at 15:11
NHS acute hospital makes history by becoming the first in England to be run by a private firm
Posted on Fri 26th Nov 2010 at 12:11
NHS acute hospital makes history by becoming the first in England to be run by a private firm
More on NHS acute hospital making history by becoming the first in England to be run by a private firm
'Culture change' needed by public sector professionals if citizens are to get much more involved in both the design and delivery of public services
Posted on Thu 25th Nov 2010 at 12:11
NCVO chief 'staggered' that some voluntary sector organisations failing to focus on joint working or merger
Posted on Wed 24th Nov 2010 at 10:11
County's public organisations sign up to combined services strategy
Posted on Tue 23rd Nov 2010 at 14:11
County's public organisations sign up to combined services strategy
Government's Digital Champion: Switch 30% of public services to digital channels and merge Directgov and Business Link websites
Posted on Tue 23rd Nov 2010 at 12:11
National GP chief: Health service reorganisation signals "the end of the NHS as we currently know it"
Posted on Mon 22nd Nov 2010 at 15:11
NHS Trusts "should simplify, standardise and share their back office functions"
Posted on Mon 22nd Nov 2010 at 15:11
NHS Trusts "should simplify, standardise and share their back office functions"
Social rent hike changes "are likely" to mean housing association mergers
Posted on Mon 22nd Nov 2010 at 13:11
Social rent hike changes "are likely" to mean housing association mergers
Merged colleges decide on new name
Posted on Mon 22nd Nov 2010 at 10:11
Merged colleges decide on new name
Local Government Boundary Commission for England exploring how it "could work with authorities on council mergers, council size and
Posted on Fri 19th Nov 2010 at 16:11
Commission on Public Services to examine reorganisation across Scotland
Posted on Fri 19th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Commission on Public Services to examine reorganisation across Scotland
Watchdog backs fire station reorganisation
Posted on Fri 19th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Watchdog backs fire station reorganisation
Neighbouring hospitals set to merge?
Posted on Fri 19th Nov 2010 at 12:11
Neighbouring hospitals set to merge?
Health chiefs hold talks over hospital merger
Councillors offer community groups the opportunity to run local libraries
Posted on Thu 18th Nov 2010 at 14:11
Councillors offer community groups the opportunity to run local libraries
College boards unanimously approve 2011 merger
Posted on Thu 18th Nov 2010 at 12:11
College boards unanimously approve 2011 merger
Sky News: 'Ordnance Survey, Met Office and Land Registry could be merged and partly-privatised'
Posted on Thu 18th Nov 2010 at 12:11
Sky News: 'Ordnance Survey, Met Office and Land Registry could be merged and partly-privatised'
A guide for organisations 'stepping out' of the public sector
Posted on Wed 17th Nov 2010 at 12:11
A guide for organisations 'stepping out' of the public sector
Government sets out new rights and support for 'staff mutuals' across public services
Posted on Wed 17th Nov 2010 at 11:11
Government sets out new rights and support for 'staff mutuals' across public services
Trade union condems plans for 'DIY' public services
Q&A: How deals could work
State staff win right to form mutuals
Maude urges organisations to accept mutuals bids
Childcare training quango added to list of axed public bodies
Posted on Wed 17th Nov 2010 at 11:11
Childcare training quango added to list of axed public bodies
CWDC responds to announcement
Merged 'super college' in redundancy pledge
Posted on Tue 16th Nov 2010 at 17:11
Merged 'super college' in redundancy pledge
32 new NHS projects apply to become employee-owned 'social enterprise' organisations
Posted on Tue 16th Nov 2010 at 16:11
32 new NHS projects apply to become employee-owned 'social enterprise' organisations
Council calls for college merger to lead to city-wide link
Posted on Tue 16th Nov 2010 at 11:11
Council calls for college merger to lead to city-wide link
CIPD: 'More than 40% of public sector organisations already making redundancies'
Posted on Mon 15th Nov 2010 at 15:11
CIPD: 'More than 40% of public sector organisations already making redundancies'
Charities and communities owning public services 'should exist in every community'
Posted on Mon 15th Nov 2010 at 14:11
Charities and communities owning public services 'should exist in every community'
'To Buy, To Bid, To Build: Community Rights for an Asset Owning Democracy' report
Health officials cautious over hospital/trust merger
Posted on Mon 15th Nov 2010 at 12:11
Health officials cautious over hospital/trust merger
Primary Care Trust network warns NHS structural changes risk becoming "another expensive reorganisation"
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 17:11
Maude promises a variety of mutual models for the public sector
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 16:11
Maude promises a variety of mutual models for the public sector
Maude: Ambulance and fire service could be turned into John Lewis-style mutuals
Ambulance drivers and firefighters could break away from national service under new plans
Public workers can resell services
Government outsourcing ‘will be worth billions to third sector
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 16:11
Government outsourcing ‘will be worth billions to third sector
MOD HR chief: Government's efficiency tsar's approach to savings 'simplistic and naive'
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 16:11
MOD HR chief: Government's efficiency tsar's approach to savings 'simplistic and naive'
Local authority's four-year service change programme bids to save £108m and "give buildings back to communities and cut back office costs"
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 16:11
Council-wide structured change programme within 10-year outsourcing of revenues, benefits, ICT, and facilities management
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 15:11
Triple council capital merger will give HR “the opportunity to prove itself"
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 15:11
Triple council capital merger will give HR “the opportunity to prove itself"
‘Two tier code’ for public-sector outsourcing to be abolished?
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 13:11
‘Two tier code’ for public-sector outsourcing to be abolished?
BBC HR chief: Organisations need to be equipped for permanent change management
Posted on Fri 12th Nov 2010 at 13:11
BBC HR chief: Organisations need to be equipped for permanent change management
NAO: Post merger-OFCOM "is doing more with less and, over the last five years, has saved some £23 million"
Posted on Wed 10th Nov 2010 at 16:11
Merger creates one of the largest colleges in Wales
Posted on Wed 10th Nov 2010 at 10:11
Merger creates one of the largest colleges in Wales
Maude: Less of a 'bonfire of the quangos' - more of "a damp Sunday afternoon barbecue"
Posted on Tue 9th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Maude: Reuse old stationery of scrapped quangos
Watch video of Francis Maude's Parliamentary evidence on the quangos 'cull'
Read Francis Maude's Parliamentary evidence on the quangos 'cull'
New Localism Bill will allow residents to 'bid to take over local state-run services’
Posted on Tue 9th Nov 2010 at 12:11
New Localism Bill will allow residents to 'bid to take over local state-run services’
DCLG Business Plan - New Localism Bill will allow residents to 'bid to take over local state-run services’
O'Donnell calls in business bosses to help plan Civil Service jobs cull
Posted on Tue 9th Nov 2010 at 12:11
O'Donnell calls in business bosses to help plan Civil Service jobs cull
O'Donnell tells Parliament about calling in business bosses to help plan Civil Service jobs cull
Parliament exploring creation of written rules for partnerships between local and central government
Posted on Mon 8th Nov 2010 at 14:11
Parliament exploring creation of written rules for partnerships between local and central government
Colleges begin 12-month merger consultation process
Posted on Mon 8th Nov 2010 at 14:11
Colleges begin 12-month merger consultation process
Royal Parks to merge with Mayor of London's Office?
Posted on Mon 8th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Royal Parks to merge with Mayor of London's Office?
Two more capital city councils 'set to merge services'
Posted on Mon 8th Nov 2010 at 13:11
Two more capital city councils 'set to merge services'
Cameron Clegg & O'Donnell unveil plans to "change the way that government works"
Posted on Mon 8th Nov 2010 at 12:11
Cameron Clegg & O'Donnell unveil plans to "change the way that government works"
No 10 reveals Departmental Business Plans
Neighbouring police forces merging support services 'to save at least £9.8m'
Posted on Mon 8th Nov 2010 at 12:11
Neighbouring police forces merging support services 'to save at least £9.8m'
New legislation introduced to enable Quango reforms
Posted on Fri 29th Oct 2010 at 17:10
New legislation introduced to enable Quango reforms
Response to the publication of the Public Bodies Bill from Reorganising Government conference speaker Chris Banks - Chair of the Public Chairs’ Forum
Police and fire services set for control rooms merger
Posted on Fri 29th Oct 2010 at 14:10
Police and fire services set for control rooms merger
Helicopter services 'to be regionally merged' under new National Police Air Service (NPAS)
Posted on Fri 29th Oct 2010 at 13:10
Helicopter services 'to be regionally merged' under new National Police Air Service (NPAS)
Government gives green light for 24 local enterprise partnerships
Posted on Fri 29th Oct 2010 at 11:10
Government gives green light for 24 local enterprise partnerships
Hospital trusts in merger talks
Posted on Thu 28th Oct 2010 at 16:10
Hospital trusts in merger talks
Scotland's fire service watchdog calls for the country's eight brigades to be merged into one
Posted on Thu 28th Oct 2010 at 16:10
Scotland's fire service watchdog calls for the country's eight brigades to be merged into one
Eight Scottish councils look for £70m savings in services merger
Posted on Wed 27th Oct 2010 at 15:10
Eight Scottish councils look for £70m savings in services merger
Government watchdog: Governance challenges ahead for police authorities facing change and collaboration agenda
Posted on Wed 27th Oct 2010 at 12:10
Police agree merged ICT and pensions functions
Posted on Wed 27th Oct 2010 at 11:10
Police agree merged ICT and pensions functions
Council leader calls for services merger
Posted on Wed 27th Oct 2010 at 11:10
Council leader calls for services merger
College principals confirm merger
Posted on Wed 27th Oct 2010 at 11:10
College principals confirm merger
Capital 'super council' merger plans formally announced
Posted on Fri 22nd Oct 2010 at 10:10
Capital 'super council' merger plans formally announced
Joint statement from Westminster Council, Hammersmith and Fulham Council and Kensington and Chelsea
Council leader outlines the plans
Quango list: 192 organisations axed and 118 to be merged
Posted on Thu 14th Oct 2010 at 12:10
Quango list: 192 organisations axed and 118 to be merged
Cabinet Office: Quango reforms herald new age of accountability in Government
Updated statement from Chair of (NDPB) Public Chair's Forum in response to announcement on the Reform of Arms Length Bodies (quangos)
More on how some publi…
Post Office to become a mutual / employee-owned organisation?
Posted on Wed 13th Oct 2010 at 13:10
Post Office to become a mutual / employee-owned organisation?
Lord Browne review: new 'super quango' to regulate universities
Posted on Wed 13th Oct 2010 at 10:10
Lord Browne review: new 'super quango' to regulate universities
Lord Browne review
Cross-county police programme 'made official'
Posted on Mon 11th Oct 2010 at 12:10
Cross-county police programme 'made official'
Police 'neighbours' combine purchasing power
Housing associations in talks over £875m merger
Posted on Mon 11th Oct 2010 at 11:10
Housing associations in talks over £875m merger
More on housing associations in talks over £875m merger
Scottish health agencies examining merger options
Posted on Mon 11th Oct 2010 at 11:10
Scottish health agencies examining merger options
Northern Ireland First Minister outlines plans to merge Government Departments
Posted on Mon 11th Oct 2010 at 11:10
Northern Ireland First Minister outlines plans to merge Government Departments
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister reacts to plans to merge Government Departments
Bonfire of the quangos plan 'will cost as much as it saves'
Posted on Fri 8th Oct 2010 at 10:10
Bonfire of the quangos plan 'will cost as much as it saves'
First Minister Alex Salmond says he may cut the number of Scottish police forces to protect officer numbers
Posted on Thu 7th Oct 2010 at 10:10
First Minister Alex Salmond says he may cut the number of Scottish police forces to protect officer numbers
Inspector of Constabulary: The number of police forces in Scotland should be reduced to make cost savings
Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland: Annual Report 2009/10
Equality watchdog launches "fairness and transparency" guidance on public service reorganisation spending cuts
Posted on Wed 6th Oct 2010 at 14:10
You've been quangoed: what to do when an organisation is abolished (or merged)
Posted on Wed 6th Oct 2010 at 09:10
You've been quangoed: what to do when an organisation is abolished (or merged)
Getting more for less from public bodies: 10 lessons from the abolition of the Hearing Aid Council
Public body chief quits over merger plans
Posted on Tue 5th Oct 2010 at 10:10
Public body chief quits over merger plans
Child protection centre row grows as more staff resign
Eight capital city PCTs agree multi-million-pound NHS management merger
Posted on Mon 4th Oct 2010 at 10:10
Eight capital city PCTs agree multi-million-pound NHS management merger
NHS London statement on bringing forward management cost savings in London
Letter from NHS London CEO to all local authorities across London
Huhne 'successfully resists' DECC/HM Treasury merger
Posted on Fri 1st Oct 2010 at 14:10
Huhne 'successfully resists' DECC/HM Treasury merger
Huhne -in Telegraph interview - comments on halted DECC/HM Treasury merger
British Medical Association:NHS reorganisation could undermine its "stability and future"
Posted on Fri 1st Oct 2010 at 12:10
British Medical Association:NHS reorganisation could undermine its "stability and future"
Chief Fire Officers' Association proposes all-England merger of ambulance and fire services
Posted on Fri 1st Oct 2010 at 09:10
Chief Fire Officers' Association proposes all-England merger of ambulance and fire services
Audit Scotland: "Strong leadership is essential for public bodies as difficult decisions need to be made about how to operate with less money."
Posted on Thu 30th Sep 2010 at 11:09
South coast council ' to outsource services' in restructuring plan set for June 2011 completion
Posted on Thu 30th Sep 2010 at 10:09
South coast council ' to outsource services' in restructuring plan set for June 2011 completion
Maude on employee-owned public services - "I think this can become a real mass movement that will result in better services at less cost."
Posted on Thu 30th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Maude on employee-owned public services - "I think this can become a real mass movement that will result in better services at less cost."
Maude: 'Brilliant’ social enterprise is future of NHS
Maude calls on entrepreneurs to shake up public services
Leaked Cabinet Office document shows '129 public bodies to be merged / 177 to be axed'
Posted on Fri 24th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Leaked Cabinet Office document shows '129 public bodies to be merged / 177 to be axed'
BBC provides more details of leaked Cabinet Office document showing '129 public bodies to be merged / 177 to be axed'
BBC provides copy of leaked Cabinet Office document showing '129 public bodies to be merg…
Council agrees to offload 'almost all' service provision to social enterprises or companies
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 18:09
Council agrees to offload 'almost all' service provision to social enterprises or companies
Official statement on Council agrees to offload 'almost all' service provision to social enterprises or companies
'Local councils are facing a new frontier'
Cable unveils biggest public sector employee ownership scheme for 25 years
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 17:09
Cable unveils biggest public sector employee ownership scheme for 25 years
Museums Association: NDPB merger plan 'problematic'
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 11:09
Museums Association: NDPB merger plan 'problematic'
Police chief's vision of public service co-location, co-ownership of assets and integrated IT
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 11:09
Police chief's vision of public service co-location, co-ownership of assets and integrated IT
PM's key adviser urges DWP to join in with Place-Based Budgeting reorganisation
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 11:09
PM's key adviser urges DWP to join in with Place-Based Budgeting reorganisation
NHS community health services to be run by new social enterprise
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 10:09
NHS community health services to be run by new social enterprise
More on NHS community health services to be run by new social enterprise
Councils set up shared senior management scheme
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 10:09
Councils set up shared senior management scheme
NHS organisations and local authorities 'announce they could merge key departments'
Posted on Thu 23rd Sep 2010 at 10:09
NHS organisations and local authorities 'announce they could merge key departments'
Police chief looking at sharing local authority 'front office' facilities
Posted on Tue 21st Sep 2010 at 12:09
Police chief looking at sharing local authority 'front office' facilities
Northern Ireland Ministers clash over stalled local government reorganisation plans
Posted on Tue 21st Sep 2010 at 12:09
Northern Ireland Ministers clash over stalled local government reorganisation plans
DCLG formally confirms 'axe' of Standards Board for England
Posted on Tue 21st Sep 2010 at 12:09
DCLG formally confirms 'axe' of Standards Board for England
LGA: Town halls could be venue option in response to courts reorganisation
Posted on Mon 20th Sep 2010 at 11:09
LGA: Town halls could be venue option in response to courts reorganisation
Audit Commission axe 'to cost more than forecast'
Posted on Fri 17th Sep 2010 at 13:09
Audit Commission axe 'to cost more than forecast'
England's police vehicle fleets set 'to be merged to become regional operations'
Posted on Fri 17th Sep 2010 at 12:09
England's police vehicle fleets set 'to be merged to become regional operations'
BBC financial guru Robert Peston says Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission 'set to merge'
Posted on Thu 16th Sep 2010 at 17:09
DoH and NHS London 'in talks about merging London’s 31 primary care trusts into just six bodies'
Posted on Thu 16th Sep 2010 at 09:09
DoH and NHS London 'in talks about merging London’s 31 primary care trusts into just six bodies'
Police merger mooted as force reorganisation plans unveiled
Posted on Wed 15th Sep 2010 at 17:09
Police merger mooted as force reorganisation plans unveiled
More on force reorganisation plans
Key services collaboration outlined by trio of local authorities
Posted on Wed 15th Sep 2010 at 16:09
Key services collaboration outlined by trio of local authorities
Place-Based Budgeting - "I'm absolutely sure it's the future" says Pickles
Posted on Wed 15th Sep 2010 at 15:09
Place-Based Budgeting - "I'm absolutely sure it's the future" says Pickles
'Historic' dual council meeting recommends merger of senior management teams
Posted on Wed 15th Sep 2010 at 12:09
'Historic' dual council meeting recommends merger of senior management teams
University merger plans 'brought forward by three years'
Posted on Wed 15th Sep 2010 at 12:09
University merger plans 'brought forward by three years'
'£100m budget' for DCMS restructuring
Posted on Wed 15th Sep 2010 at 11:09
'£100m budget' for DCMS restructuring
New police chief looking at merging specialist services
Posted on Tue 14th Sep 2010 at 13:09
New police chief looking at merging specialist services
Parliament launches inquiry into the government’s plans to cut the number of quangos
Posted on Tue 14th Sep 2010 at 12:09
Parliament launches inquiry into the government’s plans to cut the number of quangos
Commission on 2020 Public Services calls for a 'complete reconfiguring' of public services
Posted on Tue 14th Sep 2010 at 12:09
Commission on 2020 Public Services calls for a 'complete reconfiguring' of public services
Scots police restructuring: eight forces could be merged into three - or even one!
Posted on Tue 14th Sep 2010 at 11:09
Scots police restructuring: eight forces could be merged into three - or even one!
Merger agreed by social enterprise operators of public sector leisure centres
Posted on Tue 14th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Merger agreed by social enterprise operators of public sector leisure centres
More on merger agreed by social enterprise operators of public sector leisure centres
County Councils Network chief: Get ready for place-based budgeting pilots
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 16:09
County Councils Network chief: Get ready for place-based budgeting pilots
Local authorities 'better prepared' for reorganisation than central government
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 12:09
Local authorities 'better prepared' for reorganisation than central government
Trade union: abolishing standards watchdog could cost twice its annual budget
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 11:09
Trade union: abolishing standards watchdog could cost twice its annual budget
Combined waste scheme could save councils £900k over five years
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Combined waste scheme could save councils £900k over five years
Police collaboration scheme aiming at 25% cost savings
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Police collaboration scheme aiming at 25% cost savings
Council CEO: merger would have saved £35m
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Council CEO: merger would have saved £35m
London Development Agency set to merge with Greater London Authority?
Posted on Mon 13th Sep 2010 at 10:09
London Development Agency set to merge with Greater London Authority?
NHS chiefs make merger pledge on community health services
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 16:09
NHS chiefs make merger pledge on community health services
Employee-ownership option outlined in Royal Mail modernisation plans
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 14:09
Employee-ownership option outlined in Royal Mail modernisation plans
Local Government Minister: "Councils will need to think about how they work with delivery partners to radically reconfigure services"
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 14:09
Merged British Army operation officially moves into new UK HQ
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 12:09
Merged British Army operation officially moves into new UK HQ
NAO: Rate of development of educational academies "creating challenges around timely staff restructuring and appointment of senior teams"
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 12:09
Merger assessment report recommends single council go-ahead
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Merger assessment report recommends single council go-ahead
Scots police set to unveil plans to merge all eight of the country's forces
Posted on Fri 10th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Scots police set to unveil plans to merge all eight of the country's forces
Three NHS trusts form 'cluster' - under the leadership of a single chief executive
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 17:09
Three NHS trusts form 'cluster' - under the leadership of a single chief executive
County council set to be 'effectively dismantled - and the services it provides will be supplied by other organisations'
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 15:09
Audit Commission appoints 'tsar' to take forward transition programme - potentially as an employee-owned/mutual organisation
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 14:09
Capital councils set to share chief executive
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 14:09
Capital councils set to share chief executive
More on 'Capital councils set to share chief executive'
Minister asks public record organisations to explore merger plans
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 14:09
Minister asks public record organisations to explore merger plans
UK universities acknowledge 'growing pressure' for mergers across the sector
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 13:09
UK universities acknowledge 'growing pressure' for mergers across the sector
NHS trust boards say 'time is right' for merger and integration
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 12:09
NHS trust boards say 'time is right' for merger and integration
Local authority to 'absorb' regeneration agency
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 12:09
Local authority to 'absorb' regeneration agency
New guide to help public sector staff create a social enterprise out of an existing service
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 11:09
New guide to help help public sector staff create a social enterprise out of an existing service
More about the new guide to help public sector staff create a social enterprise out of an existing service
Runners and riders revealed for organisations replacing Regional Development Agencies
Posted on Thu 9th Sep 2010 at 10:09
Runners and riders revealed for organisations replacing Regional Development Agencies
Fire and rescue service considering control room merger
Posted on Mon 6th Sep 2010 at 13:09
Fire and rescue service considering control room merger
Councillors call for regional police / fire / ambulance merger
Posted on Mon 6th Sep 2010 at 13:09
Councillors call for regional police / fire / ambulance merger
Top backing for single ‘blue light service’
Local authorities 'could take over services provided by Whitehall-run agencies'
Posted on Fri 3rd Sep 2010 at 16:09
Local authorities 'could take over services provided by Whitehall-run agencies'
County MPs criticise regional NHS reorganisation plans
Posted on Fri 3rd Sep 2010 at 15:09
County MPs criticise regional NHS reorganisation plans
Councillors back plans to merge two senior posts at council and local health board
Posted on Fri 3rd Sep 2010 at 10:09
Councillors back plans to merge two senior posts at council and local health board
Leader says full council merger could “happen in due course”
Posted on Thu 2nd Sep 2010 at 15:09
Leader says full council merger could “happen in due course”
Trio of capital city authorities outline vision of merged 'super council'
Posted on Thu 2nd Sep 2010 at 15:09
Trio of capital city authorities outline vision of merged 'super council'
Health policy experts call for collaboration barriers to be broken across the NHS
Posted on Thu 2nd Sep 2010 at 12:09
Health policy experts call for collaboration barriers to be broken across the NHS
142 schools set to convert to academy status
Posted on Thu 2nd Sep 2010 at 12:09
142 schools set to convert to academy status
Bichard: Government Departments should look at 'redesigning services around clients'
Posted on Thu 2nd Sep 2010 at 11:09
Bichard: Government Departments should look at 'redesigning services around clients'
Tenants and leaseholders back housing merger
Posted on Tue 31st Aug 2010 at 17:08
Tenants and leaseholders back housing merger
Neighbourhood bodies hope merger would create organisation "truly in touch with the needs of local people"
Posted on Tue 31st Aug 2010 at 13:08
Community organisations mull over merger
Posted on Tue 31st Aug 2010 at 13:08
Community organisations mull over merger
Regeneration management 'merger' a building block for future partnerships?
Posted on Tue 31st Aug 2010 at 12:08
Regeneration management 'merger' a building block for future partnerships?
Ministers give go-ahead for 'super college' merger
Posted on Tue 31st Aug 2010 at 11:08
Ministers give go-ahead for 'super college' merger
County community and elderly healthcare agencies 'to merge by spring 2011'
Posted on Thu 26th Aug 2010 at 13:08
County community and elderly healthcare agencies 'to merge by spring 2011'
Ministers meet pressure group to debate Guernsey Government reorganisation
Posted on Thu 26th Aug 2010 at 13:08
Ministers meet pressure group to debate Guernsey Government reorganisation
Funding system for local government improvement set for reorganisation
Posted on Thu 26th Aug 2010 at 12:08
Funding system for local government improvement set for reorganisation
BBC: Mothballed fire service reorganisation 'costing taxpayers millions'
Posted on Thu 26th Aug 2010 at 11:08
BBC: Mothballed fire service reorganisation 'costing taxpayers millions'
English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund 'may merge'
Posted on Wed 25th Aug 2010 at 16:08
English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund 'may merge'
Inter-council collaboration extended
Posted on Wed 25th Aug 2010 at 13:08
Inter-council collaboration extended
Ministers ‘keen on foundation councils’
Posted on Wed 25th Aug 2010 at 11:08
Ministers ‘keen on foundation councils
Scottish Government unveils consultation evidence on multi-million-pound college 'supermerger'
Posted on Wed 25th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Scottish Government unveils consultation evidence on multi-million-pound college 'supermerger'
Trade union launches legal action over NHS reorganisation
Posted on Tue 24th Aug 2010 at 15:08
Trade union launches legal action over NHS reorganisation
Local authority leaders say £1m saved by council merger
Posted on Mon 23rd Aug 2010 at 17:08
Local authority leaders say £1m saved by council merger
Regional police team plan for serious crimes
Posted on Mon 23rd Aug 2010 at 17:08
Regional police team plan for serious crimes
Former watchdog chief says mass merger of local authorities could save £1bn in a decade
Posted on Tue 17th Aug 2010 at 11:08
Former watchdog chief says mass merger of local authorities could save £1bn in a decade
Axeing of Audit Commission: NAO to take on new inspection role for local government and health
Posted on Mon 16th Aug 2010 at 09:08
Axeing of Audit Commission: NAO to take on new inspection role for local government and health
Audit Commission statement
Deputy leader predicts 'region-wide' councils
Posted on Fri 13th Aug 2010 at 13:08
Deputy leader predicts 'region-wide' councils
Association of Chief Police Officers reportedly claiming forces 'may be forced to merge'
Posted on Fri 13th Aug 2010 at 11:08
Association of Chief Police Officers reportedly claiming forces 'may be forced to merge'
Defence Secretary: MoD to be reorganised into three separate units: Policy and strategy / Armed forces / Procurement and estates
Posted on Fri 13th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Government unveils 'trailblazers' for employee-owned public sector spin-off organisations
Posted on Thu 12th Aug 2010 at 12:08
Government unveils 'trailblazers' for employee-owned public sector 'spin-off' organisations
See also - 'Mutuals will empower public sector'
Maude: MPs to get key new role in quango creation or reorganisation
Posted on Wed 11th Aug 2010 at 14:08
Maude: MPs to get key new role in quango creation or reorganisation
Police chief backing inter-force collaboration
Posted on Wed 11th Aug 2010 at 11:08
Police chief backing inter-force collaboration
Regulation quango 'under review'
Posted on Wed 11th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Regulation quango 'under review'
Public consultation on town/parish council merger
Posted on Tue 10th Aug 2010 at 17:08
Public consultation on town/parish council merger
Jersey authorities moving forward on public sector reorganisation
Posted on Tue 10th Aug 2010 at 15:08
Jersey authorities moving forward on public sector reorganisation
Police merge air support services
Posted on Tue 10th Aug 2010 at 12:08
Police merge air support services
Fire mergers 'inevitable' says new brigade chief
Posted on Tue 10th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Fire mergers 'inevitable' says new brigade chief
Councillors sound 'warning bells' over housing merger
Posted on Mon 9th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Councillors sound 'warning bells' over housing merger
Controversy over post-college merger location for new academy
Posted on Mon 9th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Controversy over post-college merger
Ex-admiral slates 'silly' merger plan for armed forces
Posted on Mon 9th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Ex-admiral slates 'silly' merger plan for armed forces
Principal of proposed 'supercollege' welcomes plans for more money-saving public sector mergers
Posted on Mon 9th Aug 2010 at 10:08
Principal of proposed 'supercollege' welcomes plans for more money-saving public sector mergers
Three-way environmental merger on the horizon?
Posted on Fri 6th Aug 2010 at 16:08
Three-way environmental merger on the horizon?
Ministerial announcement
Councils set timetable for money-saving service merger
Posted on Fri 6th Aug 2010 at 15:08
Councils set timetable for money-saving service merger
College governors agree to 2011 merger
Posted on Fri 6th Aug 2010 at 15:08
College governors agree to 2011 merger
D-day imminent on district council merger plans
Posted on Fri 6th Aug 2010 at 11:08
D-day imminent on district council merger plans
50 leading movie actors condemn axe of film NDPB
Posted on Thu 5th Aug 2010 at 15:08
50 leading movie actors condemn axe of film NDPB
Council aims for £1.4m savings from 'merging and rationalising functions'
Posted on Thu 5th Aug 2010 at 14:08
Council aims for £1.4m savings from 'merging and rationalising functions'
BBC TV Newsnight focuses on merger of 'schools segregated by race'
Posted on Thu 5th Aug 2010 at 14:08
BBC TV Newsnight focuses on merger of 'schools segregated by race'
DoH seeking private sector investment as part of reorganisation of NHS managed flexible services organisation
Posted on Thu 5th Aug 2010 at 12:08
Chief Constable unveils merger plans
Posted on Thu 5th Aug 2010 at 11:08
Chief Constable unveils merger plans
NDPB chairs examine 'alternative models of organisation'
Posted on Wed 4th Aug 2010 at 16:08
NDPB chairs examine 'alternative models of organisation'
Police Minister pledges to "consider voluntary mergers if there’s a robust business case and they have local community consent"
Posted on Wed 4th Aug 2010 at 14:08
To be - or not to be together? Shakespeare country councils agree alliance
Posted on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 at 14:08
To be - or not to be together? Shakespeare country councils agree alliance
Borough and district authorities share merged management team
Posted on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 at 14:08
Borough and district authorities share merged management team
Parliament pushing for progress on merged area budgets
Posted on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 at 13:08
Parliament pushing for progress on merged area budgets
Additional background comment
Primary Care Trust completes conversion into £25m social enterprise operation
Posted on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 at 11:08
Primary Care Trust completes conversion into £25m social enterprise operation
Scottish public services may join forces in radical plan
Posted on Tue 3rd Aug 2010 at 11:08
Scottish public services may join forces in radical plan
Minister: Potential £11.5m bill for merger of two magistrate courts
Posted on Mon 2nd Aug 2010 at 12:08
Minister: Potential £11.5m bill for merger of two magistrate courts
Further information on potential changes to the provision of magistrates’ and county court services in London
Further information on potential changes to the provision of magistrates’ and county court services across Engl…
Efficiency aims behind housing associations amalgamation
Posted on Mon 2nd Aug 2010 at 12:08
Efficiency aims behind housing associations amalgamation
DoH launches second wave of scheme enabling NHS workers to set up social enterprise organisations and take over the services they deliver
Posted on Mon 2nd Aug 2010 at 12:08
DoH launches second wave of scheme enabling NHS workers to set up social enterprise organisations and take over the services they deliver
NHS/Social Services merger 'approved'
Posted on Mon 2nd Aug 2010 at 11:08
NHS/Social Services merger 'approved'
Public service commissioners welcome collaboration and merger between civil society support providers
Posted on Fri 30th Jul 2010 at 15:07
District councils debating merger plans
Posted on Fri 30th Jul 2010 at 12:07
District councils debating merger plans
Joint CEO appointment begins NHS/local government management merger
Posted on Thu 29th Jul 2010 at 17:07
Joint CEO appointment begins NHS/local government management merger