On 25 March, the Treasury published its Total Place report on how public services can work together to save money.  Here is an A-Z of the report, which says sharing public property is high on its agenda:

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Aligning public spending: Co-ordinating public spending from different bodies would benefit regions — for example, by investing in transport alongside a new healthcare facility.

Budget 2010: Chancellor Alistair Darling has said the plans will set a “new direction for public services”.

Collaborative procurement: Regions should copy the North West Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, in which bodies procure services jointly. Total Place claims it saved £68m in five years.

Deep dive: Government jargon for gathering more data on an area to identify savings.

Energy efficiency: Areas should follow the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and publish maps of energy usage. This would encourage better energy use in a given area.

Frontline: Government wants to help protect frontline services by making back-office savings.

Green book: Kent County Council says the Treasury should alter its Green Book, which shows how public bodies can raise more capital funding, to foster more joined-up thinking.

Housing and regeneration: Durham County Council found 58 sources of government funding for housing and regeneration. Total Place says that this division wastes time and money.

Inspectorates: Bodies such as the Audit Commission should look for savings in specific areas, not just in individual organisations.

Joint management: Councils should share chief executives and a management team.

Kent: The county council says it could make up to £278m from property disposals.

Lewisham: The council says it could save £6.5m-£15m a year through better procurement.

Mapping the estate: The Office of Government Commerce plans to publish maps of the public estate in each area and make them available online.

National targets: Greater focus will be placed on local results than on central targets.

Operational Efficiency Programme: Total Place was launched in April 2009 on the programme’s recommendation.

Property vehicles: The government is to trial vehicles that will manage all public property in an area by partnering councils with other bodies.

Quango funding: Homes and Communities Agency regeneration funding is fragmented, and should be simplified to give councils more financial freedom.

Remove ringfencing: This will enable public bodies to carry out projects together.

Smarter Government: Report published last December on how to make savings in the public sector.

Thirty five billion: Government says Total Place could save £35bn in property sales over 10 years.

Unification: Report encourages NHS trusts, councils and other agencies to unify property management.

Vertical: There is too much emphasis on “vertical performance” — reporting to central government.

Worcestershire: The council says it could save 10% by improving property management.

Yesteryear: The 13 pilot councils for scheme were announced a year ago, in 2009 Budget.

Zones: Accelerated development zones will be created to support tax-increment financing.

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