Welsh aim for shared service improvements

08 February 2007

Six North Wales councils have agreed to develop ‘shared service’ initiatives which will pool finance, information technology and HR support, to help streamline running local parking, school transport, waste disposal and planning.
The North Wales Regional Partnership Board is made up of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham councils, and the initiative is supported by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) Wales. Its chair, Ian Miller, said: ‘We have a commitment to establish the feasibility of shared services to improve capacity, service quality and efficiency in North Wales councils. ‘There is already evidence of potential savings.’
The Welsh Assembly Government has allocated £1.17M to fund eight local projects under its ‘Wise about waste’ strategy to improve waste management.
Projects will cover a range of schemes, from providing home composting bins to establishing facilities to treat residual municipal waste, as well as support recycling. Funding will be shared by Cardiff, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Swansea and Rhondda Cynon Taff councils, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Wales Community Recycling Network (Cylch).
Sue Essex, minister for finance, local government and public services has also launched a consultation on plans to set up Local Service Boards.

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