‘WHEN ‘ TOMORROW COMES Contact Audrey Nganwa University of Birmingham The future of local public services Birmingham B15 2TT Email:
[email protected] Tel: +44 (0)121 415 1058 www.birmingham.ac.uk/policycommissions College of Social Sciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, Policy Commission In collaboration with Demos B15 2TT, United Kingdom www.birmingham.ac.uk 100% post-consumer waste. 5979 © University of Birmingham 2011. Printed on a recycled grade paper containing The report 5979 Policy report cover AW.indd 1 04/07/2011 14:04 WHEN TOMORROW COMES - The future of local public services 1 University of Birmingham Policy Commissions University of Birmingham Policy Commissions bring leading figures from the public, private and third sectors together with Birmingham academics to generate new thinking on contemporary issues of global, national and civic concern. Public service reform is an obvious focus for the first University of Birmingham Policy Commission because of the immediate priority given to it by the Coalition Government following the 2010 General Election, and because of its significance for service users, communities, and the public, private and third sectors. Members of the Policy Commission Policy Commission Executive - The future of local public services Professor Helen Sullivan (Professor of Deborah Cadman OBE (Chair and Government and Society, University of Chief Executive, East of England Birmingham) Development Agency) Audrey Nganwa (Policy Commissions Professor Pete Alcock (Professor of Research Associate, University of Social Policy and Administration and Birmingham) Director of the Third Sector Research Kay Withers (Senior Associate, Demos) Centre, University of Birmingham) Derrick Anderson CBE (Chief Publication Executive, Lambeth Council) Carrie Bennett and Pauline Thorington- Professor Tony Bovaird (Professor of Jones (University of Birmingham) Public Management and Policy, Institute of Local Government Studies and the Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham) Rt Hon.