Online map shows how councils have saved through shared services

The map shows that at least 337 councils across the country are involved in 281 shared service arrangements.

At the end of last year, the Department for Communities and Local Government called for councils to share services to save money. The shared services map shows that at least 95 per cent of local authorities are already working with other councils to make savings.

Councillor Peter Fleming, Chairman of the LGA’s Improvement and Innovation Board, said: “The new map really helps to illustrate the huge scale and range of shared services across local government.

“We hope that the shared service map can help provide some inspiration for other areas of the public sector as they look to follow the lead of councils and save millions from the public purse.”