Byatt Report - London Borough of Hillingdon
Byatt Report - London Borough of Hillingdon
Byatt Report - London Borough of Hillingdon
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Towards a National Strategy for Local Government Procurement<br />
Recommendation 13<br />
To help local authorities, the Audit Commission should clarify the roles <strong>of</strong><br />
inspectors and auditors in relation to procurement and seek to co-ordinate their<br />
activities locally.<br />
See – Actions at a national level – page 28.<br />
BUILDING CAPABILITY<br />
Recommendation 14<br />
Local authorities should identify all those engaged in procurement within the<br />
organisation and identify the skills needed in each post across the authority. It<br />
should set out a strategy to meet these needs, including recruitment <strong>of</strong> suitable<br />
staff, training, and ways <strong>of</strong> retaining trained staff.<br />
Mapping <strong>of</strong> procurement and contract management processes will identify all member and<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficer roles. Where necessary, this map needs to be generated as part <strong>of</strong> the best value<br />
review (Recommendation 7). The next step is to assess the development needs <strong>of</strong> people<br />
in each role against a competency framework. A procurement competency framework is<br />
one <strong>of</strong> a set being developed by the EO and IDeA. Appropriate training can then be<br />
commissioned.<br />
We believe that procurement training and development for members and <strong>of</strong>ficers must be<br />
prioritised in corporate training strategies and programmes.<br />
Recommendation 15<br />
The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) and the Local Government<br />
Employers Organisation (EO) should lead on developing a suite <strong>of</strong> training<br />
programmes. This should particularly be developed in partnership with the<br />
Chartered Institute <strong>of</strong> Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and the Society <strong>of</strong> Purchasing<br />
Officers in Local Government (SOPO). This should build on the work done by the<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Government Commerce (OGC).<br />
See – Actions at a national level – page 28.<br />
Recommendation 16<br />
Pump-priming funding should be provided to support the development <strong>of</strong> training<br />
programmes and to subsidise costs <strong>of</strong> local government staff who use the courses.<br />
This could be provided through the IDeA or EO as part <strong>of</strong> the annual settlement or<br />
through the funding referred to in Recommendation 18.<br />
See – Actions at a national level – page 28.<br />
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