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Total Place sets a new direction for local public services, based on extensive work over the last year by central government, local authorities and their partners.
In taking this work forward, 13 Pilot areas across England have considered how a 'whole area' approach can lead to better services for the customer at less cost. They have explored how to introduce new ways of working, through collaboration and local leadership. And they have considered a wide range of issues that have a direct effect on people's lives, including children's services, drugs and alcohol misuse, housing, worklessness, asset management, services for older people and offender management.
The Government's response to Pilot findings has now been published (see right link). The evidence base from the pilots outlined in this report provide a strong platform to take radical, but also practical, steps for the future. Importantly, it presents a series of commitments that will give greater freedoms and flexibilities to support a new relationship between Government and places.
It shows how all places will benefit from our Smarter Government commitments on de-ringfencing, streamlining funding and reducing burdens.
The report also sets out:
The reforms set out in the Total Place report (see right link) present huge opportunities to deliver true transformation in all areas of the country. It is an initiative which all places can benefit from and they should consider how they too can develop their own whole area approach to services.
For further enquiries please contact: total.place@communities.gsi.gov.uk visit the Leadership Centre (see link right) for more details on the work of the pilots.
