Are There Good Savings Left? Improving Outcomes And Financial Management

About this event

Impower believes that “better outcomes cost less” and that this should be the primary ambition behind budget-setting and medium-term financial planning by local authorities. This is especially the case when complex demand-led services such as social care, SEND and home-to-school transport are causing existential medium or near-term risks for a significant proportion of authorities. In these areas traditional salami-slicing can do more harm than good.

In our discussion we would like to explore with you:

• the challenges in making the case for good savings and cost avoidance (such as prevention and demand management),
• approaches to making good savings the default in complex service areas such as social care,
• the role of the CFO in enabling delivery of good savings whilst balancing risk and reward,
• best practice for improving capability, grip and assurance in delivery,
• how organisations can better capture and communicate the impact of good savings being delivered,
• how to improve confidence when making the case for multi-year invest-to-save.

Who should attend?

Senior local authority finance leaders, section 151 officers.

How will you benefit from attending

Participants can expect an engaging discussion that offers fresh perspectives on challenges around delivering better outcomes within limited resource envelopes.

Chair

Mark Lloyd – Impower Executive Director, Impower Consulting.

Dr William Burns – Social Care Policy Advisor.