Shared services can help local NHS, councils and fire brigades to cut costs and improve IT, says Local Government Association
July 2012
London boroughs agree to implement single Oracle R12 release
A Force for police ICT change
Police force trio to take stock on G4S
Police force trio to make decision on G4S outsourcing plan
West Midlands police says it remains committed to business partnering
Leeds council to use Calderdale council's social care system
Surrey police to pull out of West Midlands business partner programme
Surrey and East Sussex councils to join forces on procurement
Shared services go £500m over budget, MPs say
June 2012
Vertex acquisition raises IT services question for London tri-borough
Yorkshire district councils to stop sharing services
Police trio say only outsourcing plan will tackle £73m funding gap
Two years' 'hard work' spurs cross-border shared services deal
May 2012
Aylesbury and Dacorum councils to share IT services to cut costs
Bucks and Herts authorities' IT alliance expects to make long-term savings
West Midlands and Surrey £1.5bn framework faces Olympic delay
Surrey police chief constable recommends 'modified approach' to business partnering programme
West Midlands organisations team up for online criminal records checks
£10m LAN deal sought by Rochdale
Is shared services the new outsourcing for local government?
March 2012
New Oracle deal with Cabinet Office will save £75m
Savings should come from a more vanilla approach to software procurement and all parts of government paying the same price for Oracle products, says Cabinet Office
