Devolved and Regional Government

The recent trend in the UK has been towards devolution of power to regional bodies and representatives. Executive and Assembly bodies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales hold a significant amount of power, authority and budget, providing a wide range of services to their constituents. Regional economic and social development are key drivers, as these bodies work in partnership with Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and the private sector to develop and implement successful policy.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides advisory and assurance services to local and devolved government and RDAs in the UK. We recognise the uniqueness and intricacies of the regions. Our UK-wide multi-disciplinary teams have experience over a number of decades in translating policy into measurable results for a local and devolved agenda, and have expertise across sectors including transport, education, healthcare and policy and economics.

Potential issues

• Effective financial management, risk management and accountability
• Enhancing skills and workforce capacity
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Economic development and regeneration
• Responding to efficiency and effectiveness agendas, including modernising government
• Customer service and choice
• Generating sustainable development
• Education and healthcare policies

PwC services

• Our specialists provide a range of services and advice including:
• Public sector assurance services
• Public sector tax services
• Efficiency reviews and Value for Money studies
• Private Finance/Public Private Partnership
• Project, programme and change management
• Sustainability
• Performance management, assessment and improvement
• Risk assurance, governance and management
• Human resource management and transformation
• Policy and strategy feasibility reviews