Local authorities have been given access to a £1 million fund by government in order to transform services.

The fund was established by a joint partnership between the Cabinet Office and Local Government (CO) Association (LGA),

Authorities which are successful in applying for funding will receive specialist support to transform services according to the Cabinet Office: “by combining the best of the public, private and voluntary sectors through partnering, mutualisation, or other innovative forms of commercial model.”

The funding comes as government seeks to increase local government efficiencies and the ability of government to generate savings from procurement.

CO Minister Francis Maude said: “we must transform the way services are delivered and break down the old binary choice between in-house and outsourced delivery”.

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