Government & Public Sector 

The unprecedented financial challenges facing organisations delivering public services also give rise to opportunities. Opportunities for innovation and reform to build even better and more sustainable public services that meet the diverse needs of our 21st century population.

Houses of Parlament over the bridge

We have been helping public sector organisations rise to financial and service challenges for many years. Our expertise in the full range of audit, tax and advisory disciplines extends to local government and education, to healthcare, justice, defence, social housing, and central government. 
 
The range of organisations delivering 21st century public services includes not only traditional public sector organisations, but also the private and voluntary sectors.  At KPMG we’re uniquely placed to draw on our expertise right across these sectors to deliver insights and outcomes that can save money, improve quality, and bring about better service outcomes for citizens. Each area of public service has its own unique challenges and opportunities.
 
With the publication of the Government’s “Open Public Services” White Paper on reform, there are new opportunities and pressures for public, private and voluntary service providers to deliver more for less. We are working with organisations across all sectors to enable greater choice for services users and extend competition among providers.
 
Whatever the challenge, whatever the opportunity, KPMG can help.

Contact

Contact

Alan Downey

 

Partner
KPMG LLP (UK)

 

020 7311 6541 | alan.downey@kpmg.co.uk

Our Reform page explores the latest thinking on how to address the issues facing the public sector. The recent “Open Public Services” White Paper marks a potential watershed in the approach to the delivery of public services. Putting its principles into practice will take careful planning. While the challenges are significant, we believe that through our specialist insight and experience the public sector can unlock a unique opportunity to revolutionise and revitalise its culture, its services and its relationship with the population it serves.

 

Local authorities support proposals to appoint their own auditors

Senior local authority executives support Government proposals to enable them to appoint their own auditors, according to a survey by KPMG, and believe that such proposals will enable them to gain better value for money.

 

This paper on non-core services includes new perspectives on how to respond to the current financial challenges . Cutting costs and maximising resource efficiency is necessary but insufficient; a complete rethink is required. This paper goes further, considering the benefits of private sector cooperation, use of modern technology, and how to extract value from the unique services of public sector organisations.

 

On the road to public service pension reform

 

In response to the Hutton report, KPMG issued an e-announcement to discuss Lord Hutton’s recommendations and the wider public service pensions reform that is currently underway. KPMG believe that many public service employees may be forced to re-think their future, especially in light of wider pay freezes and tax changes (such as National Insurance contributions). As part of this assessment, employees might consider opting out of pension schemes – particularly as a result of having to pay higher employee contributions – one of Lord Hutton’s major concerns.

 

 

Open Public Services – from Principles to Practice

For the Government, ‘opening’ public services means enabling greater choice by those who use them and extending competition among those who provide them:

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