Putting the frontline first: smarter government

Putting the frontline first: smarter government
ISBN-10
0101775326
ISBN-13
9780101775328
Category
Political Science
Pages
68
Language
English
Published
2009-12-07
Publisher
Stationery Office
Author
Great Britain: H.M. Treasury

Description

This document sets out the Government's proposals for smarter, more efficient government, designed to release in excess of £12 billion a year. The plans include: streamlining the senior Civil Service; merging or abolishing arm's length bodies; integrating back office functions; selling off government assets; getting one million more people online, and delivering more services via the internet; opening up data and public information; increasing the quality and use of comparative data in areas such as crime patterns, costs of hospital procedures; reviewing anti-fraud work across government; reducing red tape on frontline services and improving flexibility; guarantees on the standard of core services. Underlying the plans are the intentions to strengthen the role of citizens and civic society, to recast the relationship between the centre and the frontline, and to streamline central government for sharper, smarter delivery.

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