- Success for Council's anti-fraud team
- How much power are you wasting?
- Protect your home from thieves this summer
- Young builders needed for child's-size city!
- Rugby World Cup success is 'outstanding' for Twickenham
- Crofters fashion show wows guests
- Curtain comes up on summer theatrical spectacular
- Karate kids get their kicks at Hampton Sports and Fitness Centre
- Performing on the edge
- Young people shape plan for future of children's services
- Car club membership rockets as residents save thousands
- Operation Lockout improves bike security
- Dodgy drivers warned over parking fraud
- Are you willing to gamble on the cocaine lottery?
- Free parking boost for businesses
- Your chance to display artwork at the Riverside Gallery
- Now it's over to Tomasz for the weather...
- London Youth Games team celebrated at the stoop
- Game, set and match, for free!
- Royal approval for pupils' bespoke deckchairs
- Raising the flag for borough's parks
- Businesses get greener thanks to the Council
- Borough blooms under the spotlight
- Play cool in parks this summer
- A snapshot of Richmond from around the world
- Land speed record holder sets challenge for school pupils
- Bike ride promotes cycling to secondary schools
- Third runway "will not reduce stacking"
- Borough's cyclists praised for wheely great challenge result
- Cycle starter packs launched to get Richmond pedalling
- PwC to help Council improve efficiency
- Earl of Wessex reopens 'Magnificent' Terrace Gardens
- Summer of larks in borough parks
- Lazy drivers are pushing up crime - police
- Team Richmond Shines at London Youth Games
- Young people needed for youth magazine
- Council acts to tackle cigarette litter
- Top award for borough crime team
- Family entertainment in Terrace Gardens
- Council kick starts regeneration of Barn Elms
- Top awards for young artists
- Results announced for £1million youth facilities vote
- Council thanks Father Thames Trust for donations
- Demont confirmed as principal designate of proposed academy
- Great British inventing praised
- Pupils excellence celebrated
- Café sunshine opens on Twickenham Riverside
Release Date: 14/07/2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to help Council improve efficiency
Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers have been selected by Richmond Council to carry out a complete review of the authority’s operations as it works to save £14million in the face of the recession.
The council, in South West London, chose PwC to carry out the review following a competitive tendering process earlier this year. The review will encompass all the council’s activities to make sure residents are at the main focus in how we provide services
The council has brought in consultants to ensure its practises are independently reviewed. It is confident that using a tried and trusted methodology will lead to robust and quantified outcomes from the review.,
Cllr Stephen Knight, Richmond Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources, said: “We expect PwC’s review will help us to make this an even more efficient organisation, which can continue to provide first rate services for residents.
“We are already one of the lowest cost per head authorities in the country, with performance judged as four star and improving strongly with a four star rating for Value for Money. This means that our challenge to find further efficiencies is even harder. We are determined to keep as much funding as possible targeted at front line services.”
PricewaterhouseCoopers will talk to staff from across the Council and employees are also being recruited to interview colleagues as part of the data gathering process.
The role of the consultants will be to take a whole organisation view of processes, systems and structure. Part of the reason in selecting PwC was to build on work they have undertaken in other organisations. They will be expected to identify potential changes and efficiencies to ensure Richmond Council continues to achieve high performance and meet its challenging savings targets.
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