Episode 9: The Reality of Future Service Delivery

With every local authority finalising budgets for the coming year amidst, despite extra funding from central government, income/revenue gaps that must be filled by either budget cuts or spending reserves, Norse Group CEO Justin Galliford recently joined colleagues in a podcast hosted by Public Finance magazine to review the reality of future service delivery.

They look at the options councils have in navigating a way through the coming months in an environment laced with uncertainty due to upcoming general and local elections.

Justin joined host and Public Finance editor Chris Smith, Joanne Pitt CIPFA's lead for local government policy and Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis to share insights on potential local authority responses.

There’s some insightful thoughts on how to come to a definition ‘what counts as a statutory service’, audits and how to deliver vital services. Plus views on navigating elections and opinions of what the government needs to think about.