Public Services
Regional Cooperation and Shared Services: Reflections from ‘Wales Down Under’
Author: Professor Graham Sansom, University of Technology Sydney
This report summarises experiences of regional collaboration in Australia. and highlights a number of lessons which may be applicable to Wales.
Shared Services in Locals Government
Authors: Craig Johnson and Emyr Williams, PPIW
This report brings together existing evidence on shared services in local government and outlines why councils choose to share services, what makes shared service arrangements successful, and how central governments can enable and support this.
Authors: Lauren Carter-Davies and Professor Steve Martin, PPIW
The PPIW brought together an invited group of leading public management experts and Welsh Government officials to explore the existing evidence about public service improvement and identify future evidence needs to support incoming Ministers.
Author: Dr Clive Grace
This report surfaces the structural, cultural, operational, and contextual factors that interact to create the IA ‘system’.
Author: Dan Wake, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
A feasibility study on comparing the performance of Welsh, English and Scottish Councils.
High Performing Council Thinkpiece
Author: Barry Quirk, Chief Executive of Lewisham Council
A thinkpiece on what makes a successful council, by one of the UK’s most experienced and successful chief executives.
Achieving Accountability in Public Services
Authors: Dr Rachel Ashworth and Dr James Downe, Cardiff Business School
An evidence review prepared for the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery.
Collaboration and Public Services Improvement
Author: Dr Tom Entwhistle, Cardiff University
An evidence review prepared for the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery.
Performance Management and Public Service Improvement
Author: Professor Rhys Andrews, Cardiff University
An evidence review prepared for the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery.
The Implications of ‘Small Country Governance’ for Public Services
Authors: Professor Alistair Cole and Dr Ian Stafford, Cardiff University
An evidence review prepared for the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery.
Coping with the Cuts: Lessons from English Councils’ Responses to Budget Reductions
Authors: Ian Jones and Professor Steve Martin, PPIW, and Liam Whittington, UKRCS
An analysis of the impact of reductions in central government funding for councils in England and to identify potential lessons for Welsh local government.