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21 Jun 18
The Ministry of Defence has handed Capita a contract to run military fire and rescue services despite the outsourcing company being given the highest risk rating possible by financial analysts, the...
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20 Jun 18
The government must be honest with the public about the true value for money of private finance initiatives, a group of MPs has urged today.
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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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29 May 18
The East Coast rail saga raised questions about rail franchising. Christian Wolmar asks what sort of railway model would put the system back on track?
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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
Scottish councils have been warned to think carefully before opting to deliver services through arm’s-length bodies, in a report from a public spending watchdog.
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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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17 May 18
Councils should make the effort to pay suppliers early, as this can generate income and make their area attractive to business, chief executive of Oxygen Finance Ben Jackson says.
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17 May 18
A range of primary care services fell below acceptable standards because NHS England and Capita failed to understand the risks of outsourcing key back-office support services, the National Audit...
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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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11 May 18
The Ministry of Defence could be more than £20bn short of the funding it needs for equipment between 2017-2027, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
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1 May 18
The Department for Transport’s rail franchising model is “broken”, the Public Accounts Committee concluded in a report looking at two major franchises.
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26 Apr 18
Councils are increasingly looking to ‘in-house’ services that previously been outsourced. Finance directors intending to do this need better information about contracts, say David Walker and John...
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3 Apr 18
Outsourcing needs more than a refresh and rebrand, argues John Tizard. A pause to collect some evidence is urgently required.
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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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15 Mar 18
Bid rigging and running cartels are illegal, secretive activites that can prove expensive to the public purse. Heena Mistry explains how to spot them.
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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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28 Feb 18
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority suffered “untold reputational damage” over its contract with the firm Magnox, according to a scathing report from the Public Accounts Committee.
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27 Feb 18
Councils should hold to account all agencies, suppliers and voluntary bodies that provide public services in their area.
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21 Feb 18
Management consultants brought in to improve efficiency in the NHS are “making the situation worse”, according to research led by Bristol University.
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21 Feb 18
Unison has called for private finance initiative companies to pay a ‘windfall’ tax to help pay for the UK’s public services.
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14 Feb 18
Organisations lacking the expertise a project requires may want to bring in outside help. Managing this properly will ensure you achieve results while staying within budget, says CIPFA's John O'...
21 Jun 18The Ministry of Defence has handed Capita a contract to run military fire and rescue services despite the outsourcing company being given the highest risk rating possible by financial analysts, the...
20 Jun 18The government must be honest with the public about the true value for money of private finance initiatives, a group of MPs has urged today.
7 Jun 18The construction firm Carillion “hoodwinked” the government by publishing misleading accounts, according to the chair of the work and pensions committee.
29 May 18The East Coast rail saga raised questions about rail franchising. Christian Wolmar asks what sort of railway model would put the system back on track?
18 May 18Scottish councils have been warned to think carefully before opting to deliver services through arm’s-length bodies, in a report from a public spending watchdog.
17 May 18Councils should make the effort to pay suppliers early, as this can generate income and make their area attractive to business, chief executive of Oxygen Finance Ben Jackson says.
17 May 18A range of primary care services fell below acceptable standards because NHS England and Capita failed to understand the risks of outsourcing key back-office support services, the National Audit...
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.
11 May 18The Ministry of Defence could be more than £20bn short of the funding it needs for equipment between 2017-2027, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
1 May 18The Department for Transport’s rail franchising model is “broken”, the Public Accounts Committee concluded in a report looking at two major franchises.
26 Apr 18Councils are increasingly looking to ‘in-house’ services that previously been outsourced. Finance directors intending to do this need better information about contracts, say David Walker and John...
3 Apr 18Outsourcing needs more than a refresh and rebrand, argues John Tizard. A pause to collect some evidence is urgently required.
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.
15 Mar 18Bid rigging and running cartels are illegal, secretive activites that can prove expensive to the public purse. Heena Mistry explains how to spot them.
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.
28 Feb 18The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority suffered “untold reputational damage” over its contract with the firm Magnox, according to a scathing report from the Public Accounts Committee.
27 Feb 18Councils should hold to account all agencies, suppliers and voluntary bodies that provide public services in their area.
21 Feb 18Unison has called for private finance initiative companies to pay a ‘windfall’ tax to help pay for the UK’s public services.
14 Feb 18Organisations lacking the expertise a project requires may want to bring in outside help. Managing this properly will ensure you achieve results while staying within budget, says CIPFA's John O'...
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