27 The report is primarily intended to be of practical help to those involved in partnerships. Its starting point is the checklist of questions below that all public bodies should ask themselves about their partnerships. The relevant sections of the report are referenced against the content of the report in these chapters:
Chapter 1: The partnership landscape - the rationale for governing partnerships
Chapter 2: Value for money in partnerships - understanding the relationship between the costs and benefits of partnership working
Chapter 3: Governing partnerships for better internal accountability between partners
Chapter 4: Governing partnerships for better external accountability to the public
Chapter 5: Improving the governance of partnerships
Appendix 1: List of participating organisations
Appendix 2: What can go wrong in partnership governance?