Month: January 2019

Corporate welfare General

Crime soars under outsourced probation service

January 14, 2019

Serious crime committed by offenders on parole increased by 50 per cent following the Government’s reforms to the probation service.  The official data for England and Wales refers to Further Serious Offence reviews (SFOs).  An […]

Corporate welfare General

Rise in public sector contracts awarded to single bidder

January 14, 2019

Almost one quarter of public sector contracts awarded in 2018 went to sole bidders.  The Financial Times  reports that the number of contracts awarded without competitive tender rose to 23 per cent in 2018.  In 2016, […]