Ignorance isn’t bliss
13 September 2012
Independent monitoring of outsourced services is a must for local authorities, even if it means using a second tier of consultants, says Richard Knodt
With local authorities looking to outsource greater numbers of professional services, particularly building design and other construction-related areas, there are clear practical issues that managers should address beforehand.
As councils tend to operate through departmental structures, issues of building construction, design and the use of suitable contracts...