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Category: ICT & support products

UK Government Outsourcing: Rewarding Corporate Misconduct?

Posted on 30/05/202330/05/2023 by Malcolm

How does the UK government reward companies that violate regulations and face more than £500m in fines? It outsources essential public services to them. Let’s call it out as it is. Recent analysis by the Observer has unearthed a shocking revelation: the UK government, in its outsourcing endeavors, has not just been kind but alarmingly…

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Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Trends, Variations and the Power of Technology

Posted on 24/05/202324/05/2023 by Malcolm

This past Monday, we plunged into an insightful discussion about EntitledTo’s annual review on council tax reduction (CTR) schemes. Karen Holmes, a notable figure from E2, expertly steered the conversation, with a host of panellists offering valuable insights. Three key takeaways emerged from the review: The latter point sparked a vibrant debate. Paul Howarth and…

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R&B Independent Discussion Group Automation Special 3/4

Posted on 17/02/202303/03/2023 by Malcolm

This week we had the third session of our “Automation February” workshops with three interesting speakers Zoe Charlesworth Daniel Pearce Malcolm Gardner A great case study from Daniel Pearce, which really got under the skin of how automation realistically works and can produce real savings for the local authority and better services to the citizen….

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