Scottish Public Sector Budgets 2010: meeting the challenge of tough spending limits

3rd Annual Budgets Conference

Wednesday 30 September 2009, King James Thistle Hotel, Leith Street, Edinburgh.

Keynote speaker: Professor John Seddon, Visiting Professor, Cardiff University Business School

Featured speakers include: Julie Kane, Head of Shared Services and Public Sector ICT Policy, Scottish Government; Robert Haddad, Senior Vice-President, AEA North America; Jo Armstrong, Former Policy Advisor, Scottish Executive; Andrew Morrison, Director of Policy & Business Development, Orchard and Shipman; John Watt, Partner, Grant Thornton; Linda Hardie, Executive Director and Depute Chief Executive, Finance and IT Resources, South Lanarkshire Council; Tim Lausch, Account Director, DWP for Xerox/iON.

The global recession has had a dramatic impact upon public sector budgets in Scotland and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The financial year 2010-2011 will see the real impact of reductions in public spending starting to hit home in dramatic terms upon both employment and service delivery.

How can all Scottish public sector organisations act to cope with the cumulative effects of UK public expenditure reductions, Scottish Government efficiency savings targets and the need to find savings to balance capital spending brought forward? How can savings, efficiencies, shared services, innovation and best practice be implemented to deliver public services, without resorting to top slicing of budgets which damage the integrity of the services themselves?

This conference brings together senior practitioners to both understand the strategic picture of where public expenditure is heading in the years ahead and to explore in detail proven case studies of public sector organisations which have successfully delivered change and innovation to secure efficiencies and reduce costs while maintaining service delivery standards.

This year's conference will be of high value for budget holders and those responsible for efficiency savings and business improvement in finding ways to maximise budgets and protect the quality of service provision. The conference will feature a series of workshops covering:

Effective deployment of the Scottish public sector budget
Using the need to change as an opportunity to innovate for excellence
Understanding how joined up processes can yield savings

To book your place or to find out more contact Jane on 0131 556 1500

Sponsored by

Grant Thornton xerox

Private Sector and Government Rate - £249.00 + VAT
private sector, central government and agencies
Public Sector Rate - £199.00 + VAT
local authorities, NHS, registered charities with income greater than £1M, trade unions
Supported Rate - £115.00 + VAT
registered charities with income less than £1M, third sector organisations, academics and community organisations
Conference Papers Only - £75.00 + VAT