by Sam | 19 May 2014 | Children and Families, Outsourcing, Politics
The Guardian has reported on a Department for Education consultation, published last month, which has proposed that local authorities should be able to outsource children’s social services to encourage innovation and improve outcomes for at-risk young people....
by Sam | 19 May 2014 | Employment, Outsourcing, Politics
A study by Arvato, a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider, has found that 39 new contracts worth a total of £2.1 billion were agreed in the first quarter of 2014, which represents a 65% increase on the first quarter of 2013. Headlines from the index include:...
by Sam | 13 May 2014 | Justice, Outsourcing
The Howard League for Penal Reform has called on G4S and Serco to be banned from bidding for public projects. The group, which campaigns for reforms to the justice system, has compiled a dossier documenting a “litany of failure” by the two companies. The move is a...
by Sam | 10 Apr 2014 | Economy, Justice, Outsourcing, Welfare
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has announced that the Government is sufficiently satisfied with G4S’ Corporate Renewal Plan to allow it to once again bid for Government work, noting in a Written Ministerial Statement that the Plan “represents the right...
by Sam | 12 Mar 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics
The Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling has released a Written Ministerial Statement announcing that security firm G4S has agreed to reimburse the Ministry £108.9m plus VAT for overpayments as part of the contract to provide electronic tagging to offenders....
