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VFM In Public Sector Corporate Services
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New help is available for public sector HR managers in challenging & improving the value for money of their corporate operations.
A joint report published by the UK's five leading audit bodies - the Audit Commission, Audit Scotland, the National Audit Office, the Northern Ireland Audit Office, and the Wales Audit Office - includes five sets of indicators which allow organisations to assess the value for money performance of their estates management; finance; human resources; information and communication technology; & procurement.
These services have been identified by the government as priority areas for increasing efficiency and releasing resources for use in delivering front-line services.
Local authorities and central government departments across the UK are facing pressure to make significant efficiency savings in the coming years, alongside more effective service delivery. The indicators are therefore underpinned by a focus on better outcomes for service users as well as value for money.
The indicators have been designed to ensure that public bodies will be able not only to assess their own value for money performance but also compare their results against other public sector organisations everywhere in the UK.
In a joint foreword to the report, the five audit agency heads said: "Our organisations work closely together on many issues, although much of this cooperation is not immediately visible. It is therefore a particular pleasure to be able to publish together the results of a project that we have successfully pursued as a joint venture, which we believe will enable public sector organisations to get better value for money from their corporate services."
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