UK unveils government shared services model

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The UK Cabinet Office has released guidelines on how central government departments could steer the move to shared services to bring about cost savings. The report entitled "Shared Services: a Strategic Vision", the Cabinet Office called for a standardisation of back-office services and functions to cut the estimated £2.5 billion (US$4 billion) spend on HR, finance and procurement in Whitehall last year. According to the document, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office a...

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