Agenda item 4 - MTFS (Final) Cab 070213 , item 9. PDF 1 MB

Foreword by the Chief Executive
With a change of government in May 2010, and both policy and
financial announcements since, we know that we need to be a very
different organisation, and to change quickly. We already know that
by 2014 we have a funding gap of about 30% with which to provide
services to the community. We also know that to take this level of
resource out of the organisation will mean that we need to develop a
very different model for local government. One that is smaller,
delivers less itself and more through commissioned services or with
partners and, looks at alternative ways of empowering our
communities to live independent lives.
In April 2011, we launched a new Council Strategy and embarked on
an ambitious four year programme of change under the Meeting the
Challenge initiative. This initiative has been extremely effective with
£65 million of savings being delivered in 2011/12 and 2012/13, which
means that, with the level of savings likely to be delivered via
“Meeting the Challenge” projects in 2013/14, over £100 million of
savings will have been delivered over a three year period.
For many of us, moving to a very different approach to providing
services over this period and into the future involves unprecedented
levels of change, whilst this creates opportunities; this also creates
significant risks and uncertainty. I am therefore determined that we
manage the risks and opportunities associated with the delivery of our
outcomes, by adopting good risk and opportunity management
principles. This strategy is focussed on providing the risk
management principles, tools, techniques, advice and support for a
successful transition from the organisation we currently are, to where
we need to be.
Pete Bungard: Chief Executive
Gloucestershire County Council
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