Outsourcing and Contracting Out: Investigations in the United Kingdom
Public Administration Committee (1996 - 2001)· 15 September 1999general_report
A 1999 WA parliamentary report on outsourcing and contracting out, based on investigations in the UK. It examines cost, service quality, and organisational culture impacts. The report highlights the need for careful consideration of contracting out in WA, learning from the UK's experience with privatisation and compulsory competitive tendering.
Impact
Impacts WA's public sector, private contractors, and the public. Aims to inform future contracting out policies, potentially affecting service delivery, costs, and accountability. Lessons from the UK could influence WA's approach to privatisation and outsourcing.
public_sectorlocal_governmentoutsourcingcontracting outprivatisationpublic servicescompetitive tenderingcost effectivenessservice qualityaccountabilityUnited Kingdomlocal government
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