Carillion: four years on
The collapse of Carillion was driven by the reckless behaviour of the company\u2019s directors, but the impact of its collapse on the public sector was also down to the government\u2019s approach to outsourcing. Ministers have admitted that approach had often been flawed, and that the system of checks and balances had not worked. Four years on, and as the government seeks to make wholesale changes to procurement regulations, this event will assess whether it has learnt the lessons from Carillion.\n\nKey discussion points were:\n\nHas the government\u2019s approach to outsourcing changed?\nHow successful have the government\u2019s post-Carillion reforms been?\nWhat impact have these reforms had on government procurement during the pandemic?\nWill the reforms in the proposed procurement bill help prevent future collapses of high-profile outsourcing firms?\nTo discuss these we were joined by:\n\nSally Guyer, Global CEO, World Commerce and Contracting\nMatthew Rees, Director of the NAO Commercial Hub\nGareth Rhys Williams, Government Chief Commercial Officer\nKate Steadman, Group Strategy & Communications Director at Serco\n\nThe event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government