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Government should be more open about contracts, says new research
Latest research into public service markets says Whitehall lacks the expertise to design and manage complex programmes effectively.
Government urged to slow outsourcing over fears companies are 'gaming' the system
A government drive to hand over more services to the private sector has led to contractors “gaming” the system, a new report has found.
Markets - good in theory not in practice
Strong competition between schools should encourage high performers to expand and poor performers to improve or risk being closed down, or so the theo
Call for brake on government outsourcing drive
The government has been urged to slow down plans to expand outsourcing of public services after a new report warned that Whitehall lacks the skills to
Pause outsourcing due to lack of skills, think tank warns
The government has been urged to pull back its large-scale programme to outsource public services because it does not have the skills or correct infor
Scrutiny of public contracts increases
Government vows to 'accelerate the pace of change' to save taxpayers money, as added scrutiny of public contracts begins.
More haste, less speed. Could rapid reform actually undermine the drive to outsource public services?
Last week's tagging story involving G4S and Serco raised questions about the government's outsourcing agenda - and today's new report from the Institu
G4S and Serco dispute puts outsourcing in the spotlight
The Institute's Director of Research, Tom Gash, is quoted in this FT piece about outsourcing in light of the Serco / G4S tagging dispute (£).
Ministers get new powers to appoint civil servants
Ministers will be able to appoint more advisers under plans published in a new Cabinet Office report about progress on Civil Service reform.