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<p>Through its programme of Civil Service Reform, the Government is taking urgent
action to address long-standing skills gaps in the Civil Service. Our pioneering Commissioning
Academy is building commercial capability across the public sector, and improving
how public services are delivered.</p><p> </p><p>To date 392 individuals have attended
the central Commissioning Academy programmes, including 206 (52%) from central government.
In the last year there was a 50% increase in demand for places on the programme, and
it will be expanded to deliver 1,500 places by March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners
have attended from the following local authorities:</p><p> </p><p>Basildon Borough
Council</p><p> </p><p>Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham
City Council</p><p> </p><p>Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Bristol
City Council</p><p> </p><p>Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group</p><p>
</p><p>Cheltenham Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Cherwell District, South Northants
and Stratford on Avon Councils</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire East Council</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire
West and Chester Council</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester (a place-based group)</p><p>
</p><p>Cumbria County Council</p><p> </p><p>Devon County Council</p><p> </p><p>Dudley
Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Essex County Council</p><p> </p><p>Fenland
District Council</p><p> </p><p>Gloucestershire County Council</p><p> </p><p>Harborough
District Council</p><p> </p><p>Horsham District Council</p><p> </p><p>Kent County
Council</p><p> </p><p>Knowsley Council (Health and Social Care Integration)</p><p>
</p><p>Lancashire County Council</p><p> </p><p>Leicestershire County Council</p><p>
</p><p>London Borough of Barnet</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Haringey</p><p> </p><p>London
Borough of Lambeth</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Lewisham</p><p> </p><p>London Borough
of Sutton</p><p> </p><p>London Borough of Waltham Forest</p><p> </p><p>Lowestoft Rising
(Place based group)</p><p> </p><p>Manchester City Council</p><p> </p><p>Milton Keynes
Council</p><p> </p><p>Norfolk County Council</p><p> </p><p>Northamptonshire County
Council</p><p> </p><p>Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Sefton Metropolitan
Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Shropshire</p><p> </p><p>Somerset County Council</p><p>
</p><p>Southend-on-sea Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Staffordshire County Council</p><p>
</p><p>Stoke-On-Trent City Council</p><p> </p><p>Suffolk Coastal</p><p> </p><p>Sunderland
City Council</p><p> </p><p>Surrey County Council</p><p> </p><p>Swindon Borough Council</p><p>
</p><p>Tamworth Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>Tri-borough councils: Hammersmith &
Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster</p><p> </p><p>Wakefield Metropolitan
District Council</p><p> </p><p>Walsall Council</p><p> </p><p>Warrington Borough Council</p><p>
</p><p>Waverley Borough Council</p><p> </p><p>West Sussex County Council</p><p> </p><p>Westminster
City Council</p><p> </p><p>Wirral Council</p><p> </p><p>Worcestershire County Council</p><p>
</p><p>A number of other programmes sit alongside the central programme under the
Commissioning Academy umbrella. 78 officials have attended local programmes in Norfolk
and Staffordshire, modelled on the central programme, with participants drawn from
local authorities and other public sector bodies in the local area. In addition, 8
councillors have attended a streamlined programme for Local Authority elected members.</p><p>
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