Question follow-through · 14470

Government Departments: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of outsourced contracted services provided by (a) Capita, (b) Serco, (c) G4S and (d) Clearsprings.

answeredLiz Saville RobertsCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
15 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
4 Dec 2024 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of outsourced contracted services provided by (a) Capita, (b) Serco, (c) G4S and (d) Clearsprings.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Government will always aim to secure value for money and social value. With the creation of the Office for Value for Money the government will undertake value for money studies in specific high-risk areas of cross-departmental spending, and scrutinise...

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