19 September 2013 - 1 January 0001, 20:00-00:00 -

HMEP Shared Service Arrangements - how to use the new toolkit to deliver efficiencies

This half day complimentary event took place on the afternoon of 19th September 2013. 

Venue:

Space@119
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
119 Britannia Walk
London, N1 7JE

Event was sponsored by:



Programme:

• 1:40 – Registration and tea/coffee
   
• 2:00 – Welcome, introduction and housekeeping: Matthew Lugg OBE – HMEP Advocate
   
• 2:10 – Session 1 : Andrew Warrington, Service Director Nottinghamshire Highways -  Shared service arrangements around back office practices that have led to efficiencies in Parking Enforcement
   
• 2:35 – Session 2 : Ian Hawthorn, Bi-Borough Head of Highways Maintenance & Projects at London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham & Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – How a shared management structure between two London boroughs has achieved efficiencies
   
• 3:00 – Session 3 : Iain Waddell, Managing Director, Tayside Contracts – How three Scottish authorities are collaborating through shared highway contract provision
   
• 3:25 – Session 4 : David Williams, CSP Construction Procurement & Premises Infrastructure Asset Manager, Powys – Examples of efficiency savings through technical services collaboration 
   
• 3:50 – Wrap up with Q & A – Concluding remarks and close
   
• 4:10 – Close

General Overview:

Reductions in Local Highway Authority budgets are likely to continue for the foreseeable future which means that officers face new challenges to maintain their levels of service.  Officers and Members need to consider new ways of working to maintain their levels of service for less funding or to make the best use of the limited funds available.  Sharing knowledge and practices is a foundation stone of the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme which is why it has developed a toolkit to aid Local Highway Authorities set up and operate shared service arrangements through a collaborative approach.  The toolkit also highlights the how to aspects of these arrangements by showcasing examples from across the sector where existing shared service arrangements are achieving financial savings and efficiencies.

The seminar was designed to give an overview of the four main areas where shared services can be established and how authorities have achieved efficiency savings.  An example from each of the following headings was presented: 

•    operational services – the front-end delivery of services
•    back office services – processing and administration
•    technical services – design and specialist technical knowledge
•    management services – shared management arrangements.

HMEP continues to seek examples of highway related shared services and ‘good practice’ from within the sector so if you have an examples, please contact the Programme to see how the information can be passed onto a wider audience.

The objective of the event was to support and promote the release of the new HMEP Shared Services Toolkit.  An overview of specific recommendations were presented that best promote the main themes and showcases the current ‘good practice’ from within the sector that others could consider or introduce to their service.

To see the toolkit click here.

Who attended:

•    Local highway authority officers at director or strategic director level
•    Elected Members 

Speaker Presentations:

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Enquiries:

T:  020 7336 1570
E: conferences@ciht.org.uk