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12 Oct 18
Local government’s desire to outsource public services is in decline, a think-tank study has shown.
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9 Jul 18
The Carillion crisis “could happen again” unless the government changes its approach to outsourcing, the public administration committee has warned.
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2 Jul 18
Public-private partnerships have a chequered history, but as the only way forward for infrastructure projects we need to make them work, says former home secretary Charles Clarke.
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7 Jun 18
The construction firm Carillion “hoodwinked” the government by publishing misleading accounts, according to the chair of the work and pensions committee.
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25 May 18
The government had the opportunity to address Carillion’s problems months before the company collapsed, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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18 May 18
The Committee of Standards in Public Life has made a timely intervention in the outsourcing debate. Its recommendations should be implemented without delay, says John Tizard.
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16 May 18
The collapse of Carillion at the start of this year was “almost inevitable” given the model of outsourced service delivery pursued by successive governments, MPs said today.
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11 May 18
Little significant progress has been made on reinforcing ethical standards in outsourced public services, the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life has concluded.
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28 Mar 18
A diverse group of public service experts attended a CIPFA round table discussion to consider how outsourcing can be made to work better. Vivienne Russell reports.
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19 Mar 18
Collapsed public services and construction contractor Carillion paid £6.4m to business advisers the day before it asked taxpayers for a £10m bailout.
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7 Mar 18
The collapse of Carillion has put public sector outsourcing under the spotlight. Could going in house replace it or are there alternatives?
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5 Mar 18
Board minutes of failed outsourcing contractor Carillion showed that its last chief finance officer became a whistleblower after finding accounting irregularities.
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13 Feb 18
MPs have accused the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms of “feasting” on the carcass of Carillion as they revealed the firms billed for almost £72m worth of work related to the collapsed company since 2008.
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6 Feb 18
Two senior Labour MPs have poured scorn on Carillion’s senior management team, accusing them of delusional behaviour and blaming everyone but themselves for the company’s failure.
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19 Jan 18
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has warned NHS bodies that PFI contracts involving the failed Carillion firm could be at risk even where it was part of a consortium.
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17 Jan 18
Councils around the country are scrambling to identify the full extent of their exposure to Carillion after Monday’s collapse of the construction and facilities management firm.
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17 Jan 18
The government has moved to reassure public sector clients of Interserve that the firm will not follow rival Carillion into collapse.
12 Oct 18Local government’s desire to outsource public services is in decline, a think-tank study has shown.
9 Jul 18The Carillion crisis “could happen again” unless the government changes its approach to outsourcing, the public administration committee has warned.
2 Jul 18Public-private partnerships have a chequered history, but as the only way forward for infrastructure projects we need to make them work, says former home secretary Charles Clarke.
16 May 18The collapse of Carillion at the start of this year was “almost inevitable” given the model of outsourced service delivery pursued by successive governments, MPs said today.
11 May 18Little significant progress has been made on reinforcing ethical standards in outsourced public services, the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life has concluded.
28 Mar 18A diverse group of public service experts attended a CIPFA round table discussion to consider how outsourcing can be made to work better. Vivienne Russell reports.
7 Mar 18The collapse of Carillion has put public sector outsourcing under the spotlight. Could going in house replace it or are there alternatives?
5 Mar 18Board minutes of failed outsourcing contractor Carillion showed that its last chief finance officer became a whistleblower after finding accounting irregularities.
19 Jan 18Law firm DAC Beachcroft has warned NHS bodies that PFI contracts involving the failed Carillion firm could be at risk even where it was part of a consortium.
17 Jan 18Councils around the country are scrambling to identify the full extent of their exposure to Carillion after Monday’s collapse of the construction and facilities management firm.
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