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Cornwall Council Leader Alec Robertson Will Step Down Controversial Proposal
Dec 28, 2012Cornwall Council leader Alec Robertson has lost a confidence vote and will step down over a controversial proposal to outsource shared council services that has split Cornwall Council. Cornwall Council leader Alec Robertson lost the vote ...
Tags: Cornwall Council, leader, Alec Robertson, BT
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10 Articles Below Are an Indication of The Evolving Nature of The Outsourcing Sector
Dec 28, 2012Research into the UK outsourcing sector in 2010 found that 7.4% of the UK’s total production came from outsourcing, and about a third of that – some 38.7bn – was IT outsourcing. It is a sector that adapts to market ...
Tags: UK, outsourcing, IT outsourcing, company news
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Cornwall Council Voted in Support of IT Outsourcing and Telehealth Partnership with BT
Dec 24, 2012Cornwall County Council has voted in support of an IT outsourcing and telehealth partnership with BT after rejecting a controversial plan to privatise a much broader range of council services. After councillors threw out their executive's ...
Tags: Cornwall County Council, IT outsourcing, telehealth partnership, BT
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Councillors in Barnet Will Continue to Scrutinise a 1bn Outsourcing Programme
Dec 24, 2012Councillors in Barnet will continue to scrutinise a 1bn outsourcing programme, despite the council leader surviving a confidence vote over the issue. The council's leader, Conservative Richard Cornelius, had the support of 32 councillors, ...
Tags: confidence vote, outsourcing programme, Barnet, network
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Councillors Voted on 23 October to Suspend Plans for a "Strategic Partnership" Worth 800m
Dec 21, 2012Councillors from Cornwall Council have become concerned that backers of a controversial BT outsourcing deal have been using "undemocratic" tactics to influence councillors ahead of a December vote that will decide its fate once and for all. ...
Tags: BT outsourcing, Cornwall Council, IT industry, IT
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The Contract,Worth GBP 32m a Year
Dec 21, 2012Capita looks set to win part of Barnet’s controversial One Barnet outsourcing plan, after it is revealed to be the preferred bidder for a back-office services contract. The contract, worth GBP 32m a year, will see IT and back-office ...
Tags: Capita, Barnet outsourcing plan, back office service, IT industry
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The London Borough's Cabinet Is Expected to Approve The Deal in a Vote This Evening
Dec 6, 2012Barnet Council will cut 70%of staff from the back-office functions it is outsourcing to Capita in a controversial deal to automate council services. The London borough's Cabinet is expected to approve the deal in a vote this evening,that ...
Tags: Capita, Cut Staff, Barnet Council, Outsourcing Deal
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A Number of Large Public Sector Contracts Buoyed IT Services Company Atos Origin in The Q3
Oct 27, 2012A number of large public sector contracts buoyed IT services company Atos Origin in the third quarter, with the outsourcer reporting double-digit growth. Atos Origin grew its UK market 10% to €426m, compared with the same quarter the ...
Tags: public sector, IT services, Atos Origin, revenues increased
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Cornwall Council Has Frozen Plans to Outsource Services
Oct 23, 2012Cornwall council has frozen plans to outsource services after almost every councillor voted in favour of a motion to suspend the authority's outsourcing programme. A total of 93 members of the council voted in favour of the motion to ...
Tags: Cornwall Council, outsourcing move on hold after landslide vote
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Councillors in Cornwall Are Calling for The Removal of The Council Leader
Oct 2, 2012Councillors in Cornwall are calling for the removal of the council leader as the cabinet proposes a shared services deal that encompasses libraries, benefits, payroll and IT services. A total of 41 councillors have signed a petition to ...
Tags: shared services deal, libraries, benefits, payroll, IT services