Adur and Worthing Partnership
Through supporting this project IESE will enable other Local Authorities to take the merged management structure model and implement it learning from the innovators; Adur & Worthing. This highlights opportunities for two authorities or more to work in partnership to deliver services in order to make significant cashable savings and improvements. Councils involved benefit from a shared services review and business case creation, as well as ongoing support and funding to produce shared management structures.
What did we set out to achieve?
- To enable councils to make efficiencies through partnership working
- To create £3.9million cashable savings over five years
- To facilitate knowledge sharing and resource sharing between authorities
- To forge a working culture in councils in which services can meet growing consumer needs with decreased budgets
What have we achieved so far?
- Created a senior-joint management structure between Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council, the first of its kind in England and Wales
- Enabled Adur and Worthing to save £1m in the first year
- Developed and undertook and Rapid Improvement Review of Environmental Health
- Identified improvements for Adur and Worthing that would deliver efficiencies of at least 10%
- Devised an approach to enable partnerships to develop a blue print detail for operational working in newly formed organisations
How can your council benefit?
Councils can benefit from expert support in forging partnerships, which will ultimately enable their authority to deliver key services more efficiently and effectively. Councils will make cashable savings and structural improvements.
For more information on how IESE can specifically support your council, please email heather.lumby@southeastiep.gov.uk