Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Decentralisation
- Localism
- Definition: Generally, localism
supports local production and
consumption of goods, local control
of government and promotion of
local culture and local identity.
- Examples
- Government action
Anmerkungen:
- http://www.grant-thornton.co.uk/Documents/Alternative-Delivery-Models-LG.pdf
- Scrapped top-down targets e.g. local area agreements
- Reduced central government data reporting
- Removed the ring fencing of funding
- Allowed local retention of business rates
- Removed national planning restrictions
- Benefits
- Devolution is a powerful tool to promote and implement change
- Managers are more in control of achieving outcomes
- Managers are more familiar with corporate management issues
- Managers have more scope to determine the level and type of service delivery and the method of delivery
- Managers can be more responsive to stakeholders
- Service providers are closer to their clients and have a better understanding of their needs
- There are opportunities for increased job satisfaction
- Managers have the opportunity to acquire new and marketable skills
- Costs
- Loss of quality and increased inconsistency in decision making
- Loss of purchasing power and other economies of scale
- Duplication of tasks or functions
- Reduction in number of people skilled in providing corporate services
- Diminution of expertise, for example in personnel matters
- Loss of corporate identity
- Required conditions
- Commitment from the chief executive
- Communication, transparency and openness
- Training for staff
- Appropriate time for monitoring and evaluation
- Line managers must be given real choices about how they
will obtain or undertake corporate service functions