Jon Sibson leads the government and public sector practice at PwC.
William D. Eggers is responsible for research and thought leadership for Deloitte's public sector practice.
Our members pointed to some good public sector practice, including family friendly working in the Forensic Science Service – before it was abolished.
Toby Fenwick, Portman's public sector practice director, who previously worked for NatWest and the Treasury, described the plan as "putting real flesh on the 'big society'".
Jon Sibson, leader, government and public sector practice, PwC Will Straw, associate director for strategic development, Institute for Public Policy Research 11.50 Personal responsibility vs public services Are citizens willing and ready to deliver public services?
And Ray Mills, a partner in the government and public sector practice at PwC, said that "unrealistic burdens" should not be placed on the social enterprise sector in the current tough economic climate.
The firm had been commissioned by Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands to bring together Best by West Midlands, a social media white paper on good public sector practice in the West Midlands.
Craig Baker is head of the London public sector practice and Adrian Brown is principal at the Boston Consulting Group To respond to this, or any other article on the Public Leaders Network, email [email protected].
Andrew Timlin, head of public sector practice at recruitment specialist Hays, agreed that the length of time taken to appoint public chairs was a concern, although he said there had been a substantial increase in both the number and calibre of applicants.
And more so, can something that is still fairly new, and not at all well embraced in the private sector, be injected into public sector practice?
