What it is: Total Place is a Treasury-sponsored initiative looking at how local areas can save money by sharing services across public sector agencies more effectively. This could mean social services and the Job Centre sharing data about unemployment, or local authorities sharing property with regional civil servants.

When it came out: 25 March 2010

Why it’s important: Pilot schemes in Kent and Worcestershire examining how Total Place can be applied to property have shown that up to £35bn in property sales might be available in the next ten years. This would be through sharing back office space, collaborative procurement, and putting all publicly-owned property into a single vehicle.

To view the report in full, click here: Total Place Report

To see guidance on how to implement Total Place in your area, click here: Total-Place: A Practitioners Guide To Doing Things Differently

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