This timely event comes as most public sector organisations will be suffering unprecedented reductions in funding in the next few years. This will require huge improvements in the productivity of staff, organisational re-structuring, shared services to make use of scale, better use of IT, rationalisation of the public sector estate and much better procurement.

Managing the Deficit - a Progress Report will be an opportunity to discuss what has been achieved to date. It will also provide insight into how much more needs to be done.