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AN initiative has been launched involving six unitary authorities in Wales sharing legal services.
Led by Carmarthenshire County Council, the authorities have agreed to enter a formal agreement on the development of "virtual" shared legal services, with closer collaboration between staff in legal teams across all six authorities and greater sharing of resources and expertise. The other authorities are Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. The shared initiative follows the collapse of the South-East Wales Shared Services Project, which was intended to save millions of pounds by getting councils to collaborate across a range of functions across 10 local authorities in South Wales. Meryl Gravell, leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, said: "The shared legal services project in South-West Wales is an excellent example of what can be achieved through collaboration between authorities. "The six participating authorities, along with support from Swansea University, the WLGA and the Welsh Assembly Government's Value Wales, have succeeded in creating a project which now has real momentum and support from staff. Councils are facing real financial challenges and the project, even in its research and analysis phase, has already been able to deliver some tangible benefits in terms of cost, making savings of pounds 40,000 in 2010/2011, with a potential for further savings in future.See the full content of this document
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