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NHS outsourcer Capita says cyberattack cost it up to £20 million

Capita was hit by a ransomware attack in late March

Evening Standard

FCA urges Capita clients to ascertain if data was compromised in cyber-attack

Corporate clients that outsource work to Capita – including Aviva and Phoenix Group – must ‘assess fallout from data breach’

The Guardian - UK

Capita admits customer data may have been breached during cyber-attack

Hack caused major outages for some clients including local councils and ‘potentially accessed public sector data ‘

The Guardian - UK

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Capita blames cyber-attack for outage as company races to restore IT systems

Outsourcing firm used by NHS, local councils and British army says attack mainly affected internal systems

The Guardian - UK

Failed IT systems at Capita fuel fears of cyber-attack on crucial NHS provider

Staff unable to access computers and local authority phone lines knocked out as outsourcing giant investigates possible data breach

The Guardian - UK

Only one in 10 cars will need to pay Ulez expansion fee as drivers take ‘pre-emptive action’

There’s been a jump in the number of Ulez-compliant cars in the zone, says Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Essential tips for PIP assessments over the phone, in-person or by video call as Capita wins contract extension

Capita will continue to assess claimants until February 2024.

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DWP hands corporate giants £170million to run new wave of disability benefit tests

Atos and Capita have had their lucrative PIP assessment contracts extended for the fourth time without going out to competition - despite a litany of complaints

Daily Mirror

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

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

‘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

DWP dismisses new call for full review of PIP application process including health provider assessments

Nearly 15,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a review into how DWP delivers PIP.

Daily Record

New petition calling for DWP to conduct full review of PIP health assessments due official response

The online petition has already received more than 10,450 signatures of support from across the UK.

Daily Record

Capita shares surge on £150 million fintech sale

It’s the latest effort by Capita to slim down operations and pay off large sums of company debt

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Covid drives biggest Sats results gap since 2012 for poorest pupils in England

Deprived children fall further behind better-off peers as they lose most learning due to coronavirus

Daily Record

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

The Guardian - UK

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’

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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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

£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

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

Wales Online

MoD contractors 'drop standards and squeeze workers to increase profits'

Little consideration given to providing services in-house, says committee

The Independent UK

MoD contractors drop standards and ‘squeeze’ workers to increase profits

Outsourcing appeared to be the MoD’s default position, with little consideration to providing services in house, MPs said.

Edinburgh Live

DWP PIP claimants issued advice to help prevent losing their benefits

People claiming Personal Independence Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions have been issued advice regarding reviews in order to help prevent them losing their award

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