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Plan unveiled to increase number of pupils at Leeds sixth form college

Elliott Hudson College is hoping to expand into a nearby office building

Leeds Live · Dec 29, 2022

Call for DWP review of PIP application process dismissed despite support

The petition, which remains open, has gained over 15k signatures so far

Nottingham Post · Nov 11, 2022

‘They allowed us to be a guinea pig. And the guinea pig is dead’: the sorry saga of Barnet’s ‘easyCouncil’

A decade ago, the Tory-led London council went on a disastrous ideological outsourcing spree that it hoped could be a model for the rest of the country. Can the new Labour administration repair the damage?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

New petition calls for DWP to conduct full review of PIP health assessments and application process

Two petitions created this week are campaigning for change in the way PIP is administered.

Daily Record · Aug 5, 2022

Former Tesco Mobile and O2 call centre building to be converted into huge warehouse

Until last year, the building housed hundreds of call centre workers

Manchester Evening News · Aug 1, 2022

Former Tory council votes to end mass outsourcing of services

New council chief condemns ‘failed experiment’ under which Barnet called itself the country’s first ‘easyCouncil’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022

I paid the congestion charge, but somehow still got fined

My payment was showing as ‘pending’, so I got in touch with Transport for London, but it didn’t help

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

Government lost £98m amid failings with electronic tagging project – report

The failure to carry out a ‘fundamental transformation’ of the scheme has cost the taxpayer millions of pounds, the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

£98m wasted on failed upgrade of offender tagging system, say auditors

Report says failings mean ministers still do not know if tagging criminals is helping to cut reoffending

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Ministry of Defence contractors ‘drop standards’ to boost profits, MPs warn

Highly critical committee report says MoD should consider retaining firefighting and ancillary services in house

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022