How to fix government outsourcing
A string of high-profile failures \u2013 from security at the Olympics to probation \u2013 has put Britain\u2019s outsourcing model under intense scrutiny, and led to calls for a wide range of services to be brought back into government hands. But in some areas, the evidence shows outsourcing has delivered better and cheaper services.\n\nAt this event, we launched a new report which assesses the record of outsourcing over the last four decades and sets out how to improve the way government contracts out services.\n\nTo discuss the findings, our panel included:\n\nThe Rt Hon. Sir David Lidington MP, Member of Parliament for Aylesbury and former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster\n\nRachel Reeves MP, Member of Parliament for Leeds West and Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee\n\nRichard Cockett, Senior Editor, The Economist\n\nTom Sasse, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government\n\nThe event was chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director, Institute for Government.