The Government have indicated that they believe that public sector services such as those provided by Barnet Homes can be provided more efficiently. This is often referred to as the Gershon agenda after the report from Sir Peter Gershon from 2004.
The Barnet Homes Board set as one of its key priorities improving Value for Money within the company. As part of the Barnet Homes commitment to maximising efficiency and value for money we have been running a programme of detailed reviews led by the Head of Financial Services.
The reviews have been used to look in detail at:
As part of this process we believe we should also make you aware of what we have learnt from these reviews and the changes that we have introduced.
Click on the links below to see the outcomes of the reviews so far undertaken Managing Regeneration Managing Rent Arrears Collection Collecting Former Tenant Arrears Managing Empty Properties Removing Dumped Bulk Rubbish The Housing Neighbourhood Teams Managing Antisocial Behaviour & Harassment Caretaking Services Information and Technology Review (IT) Paying Rent Debt Counselling for Leaseholders “Fresh Start” - encouraging tenants to move to a smaller home Central Services Review