In light of the Government's Spending Review announcement, leading to ongoing reductions in public sector budgets, councils need to be more creative in their working methods. Public demand for services will not disappear and councils are faced with providing the same or improved levels of services, but with decreasing budgets. One area where efficiencies can be made is through joint procurement of key front-line services, and when applied appropriately this can lead to significant savings.
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