1. Where next for local government? Simon Parker, Director, NLGN

2. Tory fiscal plans 2

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4. Shifting public attitudes 4

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7. A new(ish) approach to local government 7 Councils retain more of the proceeds of growth New jobs reduce dependency and therefore public sector costs Councils able to balance their budgets Money and capacity is freed up Councils drive economic growth

8. Productivity as a critical new role 8

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10. Key risks Another recession scuppering city growth model Local government can’t capture enough growth Poorer areas unable to generate growth at all Smaller councils becoming technically insolvent Quiet crisis of adult care without more funding Children’s social care facing real cuts Private affluence and public squalor. How big of a difference can local governance really make? 10

11. Some reasonable suppositions Chancellor won’t go the distance on austerity – but this may not benefit councils. Higher level of retained rates: pilots of 100% retention in Manchester and Cambridge, up to 66% in others? Early LGRR system reset to allow redistribution to smaller and poorer authorities. Devolution deals will move into questions of service reform, especially in two tier areas. Government strong-arming ‘voluntary’ structural change in some parts of the country. 11

12. The universal transition 12

13. Redesigning for outcomes 13

14. Much deeper transformation required 14 WiredTiredExpired PlacesCouncilsServices CollaboratorsCommissionersOutsourcers Leadership as performanceSystem leadershipHeroic leaders GrowthNeedTargets CommonsIntegrationPartnership Digital by designDigital by defaultCall centres What’s a back office?Segmentation and targetingBusiness process reengineering Insight hubsTransformation unitsPolicy teams Self managementStrategic plansSavings targets Smart budgetingIncremental budgetingNew money

15. NLGN: where next? 15

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