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Before the reform of public services white paper next month, the Lord Bichard meets their own agenda for change

Public Sector Reform has been a recurring theme of the British government at least 20 years and most jurisdictions have produced the first works to establish its position. Few, if any, of those who have had the desired effect or captured the public imagination, perhaps because little or no, seemed relevant (or even understandable) to those outside Whitehall and Westminster.

If this government document long-awaited White next month is to avoid a similar fate, should speak strongly to a wide community of interest. It must be relevant to companies that are ready to get into the act of delivery, but concerned about the bureaucracy. It is necessary to explain how the charities supported and encouraged to intervene where the public sector on one side. And to reassure the public service reform that are (at least) as good as they have now, while a much lower pressure on the board.

For this you need to clearly define the direction of reform. If I were writing, what can I say?

1. We must give the UK a competitive advantage. Good governance is a priority because it is fundamental to our success as a nation. The public sector reform is a means to enable a competitive advantage.

2. We want to see the services provided for the public good and offers a wide range of organizations - some public, some private, some of the third sector and new forms of social enterprise

3. We will create a fair playing field for all suppliers to ensure that no hidden subsidies or fees, there are no barriers in the market and non-selective regulation. Transparency is needed to overcome inequalities in access to information, which can act as a barrier to market entry. To enable competition from new entrants and competition among all sectors, the implementation of common standards is necessary for all departments.

4. Building a world in which providers can focus on providing quality services that are excellent value for money, instead of filling out the forms and comply with the terms and conditions of thousands. For too long, excessive regulation, objectives, advice, guidance and inspection of the energy consumed and prevent employees from giving people what they need.

5. Priority will be to ensure that services are affordable, accessible and, if possible, seamless. Many people continue to receive services from different places often disparate and sometimes contradictory. The resolution of this will include obtaining central government departments and ministers to work together more effectively.

8. We will invest much more effort on prevention. Many of the most pressing problems we face can not be solved simply by providing traditional public services. We need to convince people to take action themselves to change their behavior and adapt their lifestyles. While in the past, the priorities were to address, protect and prevent the future is on prevention, protection and response.

9. We will work with civil society, not as an inexpensive way to provide services, but as a new way to achieve social outcomes, the creation and maintenance of new types of community-based organizations, the involvement the tertiary sector in the early stages of policy development and ensure that employees understand how communities work.