by Sam | 17 Mar 2014 | Outsourcing
It’s been reported that the UK and Israel have entered into a digital governance pact to develop digital public services, which both countries hope will help citizens, businesses and economic growth. The memorandum of understanding will see the two countries exchange...
by Sam | 17 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Policy Exchange has published its report on Ofsted, which proposes an overhaul of its inspection model. The report raises concerns about the number of Ofsted inspectors employed part-time by private firms, and the lack experience inspectors often have of primary...
by Sam | 17 Mar 2014 | Employment, Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
A leaked internal memo from the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) has stated that the Government’s flagship employment website, Universal Jobmatch, is to be scrapped when its contract is renewed in two years’ time, according to The Independent. The...
by Sam | 17 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
Charities have claimed that thousands of vulnerable dementia patients suffer ‘conveyor belt care’, with some seeing more than 40 different care workers within six months. Experts warned that confused elderly people were being left in fear as councils and agencies sent...
by Sam | 14 Mar 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Department for Education has published proposals to allocate an additional £350m in 2015-16 to schools, which increase the per-pupil budgets for the least fairly funded local areas. The Government intends that every local area will attract a minimum level of...
