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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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29 Mar 19
Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF.
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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.
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27 Mar 19
Labour is right to identify outsourcing failures but its new policy risks creating more problems than it addresses, argues Institute for Government’s Tom Sasse.
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20 Mar 19
The public sector must be prepared for the risks or not entertain outsourcing at all, says consultant John Tizard.
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18 Mar 19
Handing public contracts to Interserve despite profit warnings was the “height of irresponsibility”, a union has said.
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15 Mar 19
The collapse of outsourcing giant Interserve will be “costly and disruptive” for the public sector, a public services commentator has told PF.
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1 Mar 19
NHS England wants to scrap “overly rigid” procurement laws, which it says can slow up the delivery of services.
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22 Feb 19
Government outsourcing guidelines have been released aimed at making the public sector a “more attractive client” to private suppliers.
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19 Feb 19
A private company contracted by the government to run probation services has gone into administration.
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6 Feb 19
PF’s Dominic Brady looks at the slowdown in local government outsourcing and asks if the collapse of Carillion will stop it altogether.
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10 Jan 19
Whitehall can learn from town halls on how to open up contracts to non-profits, says Charlie Wigglesworth of Social Enterprises UK.
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20 Dec 18
The time is right for the government to replace the body that regulates accountants to improve public trust and help fight corruption, CIPFA has said.
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14 Dec 18
If it wants to avoid another Carillion-style disaster, the government should urgently review the health of the outsourcing market, says Sarah Nickson of the Institute for Government.
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12 Dec 18
A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might be imminent.
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12 Dec 18
Around one third of government spending – £284bn – is with external contractors and suppliers, Institute for Government research has revealed.
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11 Dec 18
Low fees paid by councils to providers have left the home care sector in a “fragile state”, the King’s Fund has warned.
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5 Dec 18
A digitally enabled NHS promises to transform medical treatment and patient experience but needs a major cultural shift in procurement and commissioning, argues consultant Colin Cram.
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23 Nov 18
Independent care providers have adopted a set of ethical standards, based on the Nolan principles, to help improve collaborative working with the public sector and gain its confidence.
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21 Nov 18
Government contractors have signed up to a ‘living wills’ pilot, aimed at ensuring contingency plans are in place if another company fails in the same way as Carillion.
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14 Nov 18
With nominations for the Government Counter Fraud Awards 2019 now open, CIPFA will be writing three case studies on last year’s winners. This is the second on Leeds City Council, which won the...
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8 Nov 18
Ministry of Defence plans for purchasing equipment could exceed the department’s budget by £15bn, the government’s spending watchdog has said.
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1 Nov 18
The opportunity to change public procurement rules to promote fairer wages is one Brexit dividend local government could count on, argues Localis’s Joe Fyans.
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30 Oct 18
Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill, a think-tank has warned.
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.
29 Mar 19Northamptonshire County Council’s finances “remain fragile” due to a lack of robust reserves and require savings of £40m, its finance commissioner Brian Roberts has told PF.
28 Mar 19Government should review the regulations that govern outsourcing but not ban private and third sector involvement altogether, a think-tank has said.
27 Mar 19Labour is right to identify outsourcing failures but its new policy risks creating more problems than it addresses, argues Institute for Government’s Tom Sasse.
18 Mar 19Handing public contracts to Interserve despite profit warnings was the “height of irresponsibility”, a union has said.
1 Mar 19NHS England wants to scrap “overly rigid” procurement laws, which it says can slow up the delivery of services.
22 Feb 19Government outsourcing guidelines have been released aimed at making the public sector a “more attractive client” to private suppliers.
19 Feb 19A private company contracted by the government to run probation services has gone into administration.
6 Feb 19PF’s Dominic Brady looks at the slowdown in local government outsourcing and asks if the collapse of Carillion will stop it altogether.
10 Jan 19Whitehall can learn from town halls on how to open up contracts to non-profits, says Charlie Wigglesworth of Social Enterprises UK.
20 Dec 18The time is right for the government to replace the body that regulates accountants to improve public trust and help fight corruption, CIPFA has said.
14 Dec 18If it wants to avoid another Carillion-style disaster, the government should urgently review the health of the outsourcing market, says Sarah Nickson of the Institute for Government.
12 Dec 18A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might be imminent.
11 Dec 18Low fees paid by councils to providers have left the home care sector in a “fragile state”, the King’s Fund has warned.
5 Dec 18A digitally enabled NHS promises to transform medical treatment and patient experience but needs a major cultural shift in procurement and commissioning, argues consultant Colin Cram.
23 Nov 18Independent care providers have adopted a set of ethical standards, based on the Nolan principles, to help improve collaborative working with the public sector and gain its confidence.
21 Nov 18Government contractors have signed up to a ‘living wills’ pilot, aimed at ensuring contingency plans are in place if another company fails in the same way as Carillion.
14 Nov 18With nominations for the Government Counter Fraud Awards 2019 now open, CIPFA will be writing three case studies on last year’s winners. This is the second on Leeds City Council, which won the...
8 Nov 18Ministry of Defence plans for purchasing equipment could exceed the department’s budget by £15bn, the government’s spending watchdog has said.
1 Nov 18The opportunity to change public procurement rules to promote fairer wages is one Brexit dividend local government could count on, argues Localis’s Joe Fyans.
30 Oct 18Bringing public service contracts back in-house would saddle councils with a “mammoth” £30bn bill, a think-tank has warned.
