Councils are ‘re-nationalising’ services after Carillion’s collapse
From libraries to park staff, councils are taking back control after the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.
From libraries to park staff, councils are taking back control after the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.
Up to 1,650 local hospital staff across two different NHS trusts face transfer to subsidiary companies, where unions worry their employment rights could be eroded away.
As the MoD launch plans to flog off their fire service, unions are warning another Carillion-style collapse could be round the corner.
To spot disasters before they occur, we need to reform our laws on corporate confidentiality.
These risk assessments could be the next major embarrassment for the government.
There are increasing attempts to privatise non-clinical services
Half of all respondents think there is too much outsourcing to the private sector
The competitive process has not delivered value for anyone.
The likes of Atos and Capita could soon get their hands on child protetection.
Unison are inviting nominations for the all new ‘Wolfie Awards’ – focusing on waste and service failure caused by the outsourcing of public services.