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Standing Guide to the Commissioning of Local Authority Work and Services (2008)

The Commissioning Joint Committee (the CJC) has released the latest version of its popular and comprehensive Standing Guide to the Commissioning of Local Authority Work and Services.

This year's revisions include:

the wider regulatory framework within which local authorities operate, including best value, intervention by ministers, and community strategies and planning

the exact and sometimes controversial scope of wellbeing powers

a complete revamp of all parts addressing the key options in packaging and commissioning

collaboration, meaning the many different processes (less formal than delegation) which recent legislation has provided to help partnership working

recent decisions about freedom of information so far as they affect commissioning

the widespread effect of recent legislation about companies, charities, health services and waste authorities.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

Click to download its full contents: Word | PDF

Joint Waste Authorities in England and Wales

The CJC is now working to update its advice on this subject. The draft advice is now available for information and comment - please click here: PDF [25KB]

IFRS

Information on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) can be found at:
www.cipfa.org.uk/pt/ifrs

Choosing Partnership Vehicles

The CJC is now working to update its best-selling guide to this contentious subject. The draft brief for this update is now available for information and comment - please click here: Word | PDF.

Glossary of Terms used in Planning and Delivering Public Services
Click here to download the CJC's glossary of technical terms used in delivering public services.

New response
The Committee has recently responded to Anne Glover’s Review Team on Small Businesses. Please click here to download the full text of the response

The CJC Guide to Buying from the Third Sector
The CJC has published a hard-hitting Guide to buying from the third sector. For more details and to purchase your copy online, please click here.

The CJC Guide to Service Sharing and Economies of Scale
The CJC has published a hard-hitting guide to service sharing and economies of scale. For more details and to purchase your copy online, please click here. For a full contents list, please click here.

About the CJC

The CJC is sponsored by CIPFA, and comprises representatives of all the local authorities' associations in the UK, and of more than 40 officers' organisations. These cover the disciplines involved in all aspects of commissioning and competition. The CJC:

promulgates a comprehensive Standing Guide on CD Rom to Commissioning Local Authority Work & Services. This took the place of the CJC's former Code of Practice. To see the contents of the Guide, please click here.
issues guides ad hoc to major technical problems in commissioning and competition. For details of CJC publications, please click here.
organises an annual conference covering key questions of the day in the fields of competition, procurement and competitiveness.
issues circulars, as necessary, to Chief Executives, Chief Constables, and the Chief Fire Officers of Joint Fire Authorities, containing the CJC's advice about current problems. To view the circulars, please click here.
provides Ministers and others with views and advice. Copies of the major responses are available from this site.
meetings take place every two months and the minutes and membership list are provided.