1 roll out Total Place, a programme mapping total public spending in a local area and identifying efficiencies through local public sector collaboration, to at least 12 pilot sites with a high level reference group to identify how to increase incentives and eliminate the barriers for joint working and with ministerial sponsorship to ensure that issues raised are addressed swiftly across government;
2 accelerate joint working in local areas by: reforming the National Indicator Set; strengthening Local Area Agreements and Local Strategic Partnerships by aligning performance frameworks; joining up inspection and value for money targets around place; and extending the involvement of Whitehall 'negotiating champions' in the Local Area Agreement negotiation process;
3 strengthen Local Strategic Partnerships and encourage local flexibility and coordination by avoiding ring-fencing of new funding allocations except in exceptional circumstances, and reducing existing ring-fences where possible;
4 use continuous improvement tools such as Lean more systematically across the public sector, and develop capacity to examine themes that cut across organisational boundaries;
5 improve design and innovation in public services, diffusing innovations in both central and local government using online tools, and improving measurement of benefits realised from investment in public sector innovation;
6 introduce reviews of burdens from a frontline perspective on a rolling basis, with short, intense reviews that should be sector led, working with the Better Regulation Executive; and
7 embed innovation and collaboration in Capability Reviews and public sector leadership training programmes.