Few government initiatives garner cross-party support. But Total Place is an exception to the rule. The ambitious scheme, which is being piloted in 13 local authorities, is tipped to change the face of public services.
It promises an approach to public spending that will include devolving money to councils, cutting unnecessary duplication between services and improving joint working.
If it works, it should result in better-quality, less costly services, across central and local government.
Last week, London Councils published a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which estimated that public bodies in the capital could save up to 15 per cent on their budgets by adopting the Total Place approach.
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