by Sam | 20 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Outsourcing
It’s been announced that Atos will administer the pay-outs under the Government’s new childcare scheme for working families. Ministers announced earlier in the week that households with two working parents could benefit by up to £2,000 per year per child under the new...
by Sam | 18 Mar 2014 | Outsourcing
It’s been reported that in the House of Commons Justice Minister Simon Hughes told MPs that the public’s right to freedom of information will be written into contracts for private companies who carry out public services. Hughes said that a new code of practice...
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 | 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...
