The public sector is wasting at least £25 billion of taxpayers' money a year because of a failure to reform outdated procurement and outsourcing practices, a report claimed.
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Telegraph on 19th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Anyone concerned about British government spending should invest in outsourcing service firms
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FT on 8th Sep 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Outsourcing gets a bit of a bad press in this country - and mostly without foundation. The Business Services Association (run by my friend Mark Fox) has today published a bit of interesting research which shows just what the industry contributes to the British economy. • The UK is a world leader in outsourcing, home to almost a fifth of all outsourcing contracts. • The latest market data...
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IainDale on 11th Nov 2008 (via iaindale.blogspot.com)
IT outsourcing professionals will benefit from a new understanding signed recently between the British Computer Society (BCS) and The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
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PublicTechnology on 8th May 2009 (via publictechnology.net)
City council overturns plans to privatise 2,000 jobs, raising concerns for strength of the outsourcing market
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FT on 20th Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
With only 510 UK civil servants being transferred to the private sector last year, compared with 1,140 in 2008, there is scepticism among the government and local authorities about outsourcing’s benefits
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FT on 23rd Jan 2012 (via ft.com)
Outsourcing companies are set to benefit as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats take action to "significantly accelerate" the reduction of the fiscal deficit.
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Telegraph on 13th May 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Perhaps not you know: Construction union UCATT said councils should stop outsourcing essential services. Alan Ritchie, general secretary, said: “Outsourcing is expensive and leads to poorer services. With private contractors, unlike council services, there is always a danger they could go out of business.” That
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TimWorstall on 8th Sep 2010 (via timworstall.com)
Hah! I didn't this one coming: Demand for outsourcing has fallen as global economic troubles hit the outsourcing industry So, while Brit energy workers are less cost-effective than the Italians (I ask you! The Italians!) at least we won't be losing so many call-centres to India.
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ObnoxioTheClown on 30th Jan 2009 (via obotheclown.blogspot.com)
FORMER shadow home secretary David Davis accused the UK of "outsourcing torture" as he called on the government to launch a judicial inquiry into allegations terror su
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Scotsman on 8th Jul 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
Reform of public services and the trimming of government spending through increased outsourcing are being held back by public sector pension costs
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FT on 15th Jun 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
