CIPFA Benchmarking
CIPFA Corporate Services Benchmarking clubs - an essential efficiency driving tool
Launched in 1998, CIPFA Corporate Services Benchmarking is a unique product. Delivered to over 300 local authorites across the UK over the last two years, it is a vital tool used by local authorities to drive improvements and deliver value for money - and one your organisation needs now more than ever.
Why it's imperative to benchmark right now
In these tough economic times, when budgets are being cut across the board, it's easy to think that benchmarking is a luxury. But in fact, it's more essential than ever. Here are three reasons why:
1) If you have less money, you need to spend it more wisely - benchmarking will help you become more efficient and manage what resources you do have more effectively.
2) With expert help you can survive tough times more easily - our in-house benchmarking experts will help you make better decisions with a detailed report, access to raw data and invaluable analysis.
3) You can learn from the successes and mistakes of your peers - our clubs enable you to compare with your peers to see how you're performing against other local authorities, and share successful methods and ideas.
'[Benchmarking is] useful for showing us where we are doing well and where not so well compared to other like organisations. Also provides a useful indicator for monitoring the delivery of the HR Service to the Council.'
Martin Walsh, HR Policy Manager, Somerset County Council
'The CIPFA legal benchmark data was critical in the assessment of Ealing Council's cost competitiveness as benchmarked against other local authorities and identified spend on external solicitors as an area of concern. An action plan is in place to address this issue.'
Nick Senior, Business Manager, Ealing Council
'The CIPFA Benchmarking Survey... has helped me in providing a competitive, highly efficient and customer focused income collection and banking service. We have made changes to the cashiering service to reduce our transaction costs and we have re-tendered our council bill payment customer payment magnetic strip swipe card and obtained better terms and conditions.'
Vernon Bailey, Income Collection Manager, London Borough of Southwark
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