1 Sullivan and Skelcher, Working Across Boundaries: Collaboration in Public Services, 2002, pp 26-8.
2 Audit Commission, Corporate Governance in the Public Sector: Improvement and Trust in Local Public Services, 2003.
3 Local Government Association, Partnerships in Action, 2004.
4 HM Treasury, Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency: Releasing Resources to the Front line, 2004.
5 ODPM, Evaluation of Local Strategic Partnerships Interim Report, 2005.
6 Audit Commission, Validation of LSP Performance Management Frameworks: Report to the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, 2004.
7 INLOGOV, Effective Partnership and Good Governance: Lessons for Policy and Practice, University of Birmingham, 2004.
8 ODPM, Evaluation of Local Strategic Partnerships: Governance: A Briefing Note for LSPs by LSPs, 2004
9 Audit Commission, Stewardship and Governance, 2004.
10 Audit Commission, Trust in the Public Sector, 2003.
11 See, for example: Local Government Association, What Drives Public Satisfaction with Local Government?, LGA Research Report 20/04, 2004.
12 Cadbury Committee, Report of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (the Cadbury Report), December 1992.
13 Sir Peter Gershon CBE, Releasing Resources to the Front Line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency, HM Treasury, 2004.
14 Audit Commission, Drug Misuse 2004: Reducing the Local Impact, 2004, paragraph 88.
15 ODPM, Meta-evaluation of the Local Government Modernisation Agenda: Progress Report on Accountability, (in production), 2005
16 ODPM, National Evaluation of Local Strategic Partnerships: Report on the 2004 Survey of All English LSPs, 2005
17 INLOGOV, Effective Partnership and Good Governance: Lessons from Policy and Practice, 2004.
18 NAO, Citizen Redress: What Citizens Can Do if Things Go Wrong with Public Services, 2005.
19 Audit Commission, A Healthy Outlook, 2001.
20 Audit Commission, Corporate Governance: Improvement and Trust in Local Public Services, 2003.
21 Audit Commission, Code of Audit Practice, 2005.
22 The Independent Commission on Good Governance in Public Service, The Good Governance Standard for Public Services, OPM and CIPFA, 2004.