The Local Authority set the cost reduction target at £57 million over a 3-year period, but without any in-house capability to deliver such a programme the organisation decided to engage private sector restructuring expertise.
Kingsgate have successfully applied turnaround and transformation methodologies in local government clients.
The Kingsgate approach to local government clients has been to construct cost reduction programmes based on four key areas:
By improving processes, aligning HR practices with those prevalent in the commercial sector, reconfiguring the back office and thinning out the organisational structure, we are able to substantially reduce costs whilst ensuring that councils are able to maintain service levels.
Kingsgate has worked with a London local authority in which our team of advisors implemented a five-stage transformation plan. These five ‘pillars’ provided the structure for a successful outcome. They included:
The Local Authority set the cost reduction target at £57 million over a 3-year period, but without any in-house capability to deliver such a programme the organisation decided to engage private sector restructuring expertise.
We are a turnaround, transformation and transition business working in challenged or failing organisations who understand how to improve results in difficult environments. We both design and deliver solutions in all stages of turnaround and challenged situations.