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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 · Jan 12, 2023

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

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‘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

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 · Nov 9, 2022

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 · Sep 26, 2022

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 · Sep 16, 2022

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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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 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

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The Guardian - UK · May 26, 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

Wales Online · May 26, 2022

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

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

The Independent UK · May 25, 2022

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 · Apr 13, 2022

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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Daily Record · Apr 13, 2022

Essential PIP review tips for people who want to keep their DWP payments this year

People on PIP will receive between £97.80 and £627.60 every four weeks following the uprating on April 11.

Birmingham Post · Mar 28, 2022

Trio joins Frontier Development Capital and more appointments news

Birmingham investment firm welcomes new faces, apprentice becomes director at media buyer and regional director joins Lloyds

Manchester Evening News · Mar 25, 2022

Andy Burnham rejects claims he didn't hold GMP to account and says force has clawed back £5m from those behind broken computer system

The mayor was forced to deny a suggestion he had shirked responsibility for GMP failures

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