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5 Mar 20
Several Whitehall departments regularly ignore outsourcing guidelines produced after contractor Carillion collapsed two years ago, meaning government is still signing risky contracts that could...
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11 Feb 20
After the collapse of private contractor Carillion and the failure of outsourced probation, is outsourcing out of vogue with local government? Neil Merrick reports.
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31 Jan 20
An NHS trust will bring outsourced cleaning and catering staff back in-house following industrial action.
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15 Jan 20
Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
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6 Jan 20
UK public sector spend on procurement increased by 17% to £93bn in the last year, according to a data provider on government contracts.
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16 Dec 19
Two former senior officials from the outsourcing firm Serco have been charged with fraud over an electronic tagging contract with the Ministry of Justice, following an investigation by the Serious...
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5 Dec 19
Local trade union branches must be strategically aware of their authority or agency’s policy in respect of outsourcing, writes outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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3 Dec 19
The competitive market place in children’s services has brought the system “close to collapse”, a charity leader has warned.
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4 Nov 19
Regulation of outsourcing is essential to ensure public confidence, transparency and accountability in the practice, writes consultant John Tizard.
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21 Oct 19
UK government payments to third parties to supply goods and services was 20% higher than predicted over three years because of poor procurement and outsourcing, according to a think-tank.
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18 Sep 19
Cross-party MPs agreed that there is a need to broaden the outsourcing provider market and improve transparency of the sector, at an Institute for Government event.
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16 Sep 19
The Insitute for Government suggested there are benefits to public sector outsourcing but this will not be enough to stop governments bringing services in house, says outsourcing commentator John...
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16 Sep 19
Government outsourcing contract failures have wasted millions of pounds - but a blanket approach to switch to in house provision would be costly, a think-tank has warned.
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16 Aug 19
Nearly a third of UK local authority legal spending went on external law firms last year, BBC analysis has shown.
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25 Jul 19
Public services should be developed and delivered in consultation with the service users, says public service commissioning lawyer Julian Blake.
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22 Jul 19
Reviews of outsourced public service contracts - as proposed by Labour - should involve a range of stakeholders, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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24 Jun 19
Better data collection on outsourced public services would mean an improvement in assessing their value for money, says outsourcing consultant John Tizard.
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10 Jun 19
A union has claimed taxpayers are propping up the outsourcing industry as local authorities spent £20bn on contracts in the last three years.
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30 May 19
Local authorities increasingly are and should look to bring service delivery back in-house, a membership organisation has said.
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16 May 19
The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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14 May 19
Ninety-three per cent of construction industry suppliers think the relationship between the ill-fated firm and its auditors, KPMG, was “too cosy”, according to a poll of construction industry leaders.
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2 May 19
Stephanie Elsy, managing director of Stephanie Elsy Associates, explains the pros and cons of outsourcing, and when it is worth doing.
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3 Apr 19
Today marks one year since the Homelessness Reducation Act came into force. John Glenton from The Riverside Group housing association suggests how councils can meet their duties under this act....
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2 Apr 19
The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has announced.
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28 Mar 19
Government should review the regulations that govern outsourcing but not ban private and third sector involvement altogether, a think-tank has said.
5 Mar 20Several Whitehall departments regularly ignore outsourcing guidelines produced after contractor Carillion collapsed two years ago, meaning government is still signing risky contracts that could...
11 Feb 20After the collapse of private contractor Carillion and the failure of outsourced probation, is outsourcing out of vogue with local government? Neil Merrick reports.
31 Jan 20An NHS trust will bring outsourced cleaning and catering staff back in-house following industrial action.
15 Jan 20Two years on from the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion, Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has accused the government of failing to act on weaknesses in the UK audit system.
6 Jan 20UK public sector spend on procurement increased by 17% to £93bn in the last year, according to a data provider on government contracts.
16 Dec 19Two former senior officials from the outsourcing firm Serco have been charged with fraud over an electronic tagging contract with the Ministry of Justice, following an investigation by the Serious...
5 Dec 19Local trade union branches must be strategically aware of their authority or agency’s policy in respect of outsourcing, writes outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
3 Dec 19The competitive market place in children’s services has brought the system “close to collapse”, a charity leader has warned.
18 Sep 19Cross-party MPs agreed that there is a need to broaden the outsourcing provider market and improve transparency of the sector, at an Institute for Government event.
16 Aug 19Nearly a third of UK local authority legal spending went on external law firms last year, BBC analysis has shown.
24 Jun 19Better data collection on outsourced public services would mean an improvement in assessing their value for money, says outsourcing consultant John Tizard.
30 May 19Local authorities increasingly are and should look to bring service delivery back in-house, a membership organisation has said.
16 May 19The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
3 Apr 19Today marks one year since the Homelessness Reducation Act came into force. John Glenton from The Riverside Group housing association suggests how councils can meet their duties under this act....
2 Apr 19The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has announced.
