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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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7 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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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'...
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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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12 Feb 18
Public services trade union Unison has called for a set of principles – similar to standards adopted in the 1990s - imposed on private contractors that deliver public works.
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9 Feb 18
The High Court has ruled that the controversial Haringey Council redevelopment scheme is not in breach of the Localism Act.
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7 Feb 18
A review of unprocessed correspondence may cost NHS England up to £2.4m, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
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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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6 Feb 18
Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
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2 Feb 18
Public sector spending on digital services has exceeded £3.2bn in the last six years, the Crown Commercial Service has revealed.
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25 Jan 18
Defence secretary Gavin Williamson is to launch a programme to modernise the UK’s defences, which he said would meet threats identified by the National Security Council’s review in 2015.
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.
7 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.
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 18Management consultants brought in to improve efficiency in the NHS are “making the situation worse”, according to research led by Bristol University.
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'...
12 Feb 18Public services trade union Unison has called for a set of principles – similar to standards adopted in the 1990s - imposed on private contractors that deliver public works.
9 Feb 18The High Court has ruled that the controversial Haringey Council redevelopment scheme is not in breach of the Localism Act.
6 Feb 18Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
2 Feb 18Public sector spending on digital services has exceeded £3.2bn in the last six years, the Crown Commercial Service has revealed.
