Public Costs and Economic, Social, Health, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Impacts
- North Tyneside – A Commissioning Council? Evidence Base for the Alternative Plan
- A comprehensive report on the effects of outsourcing and transfer of public services to arms length companies and trusts.This 85 page report covers the proposed efficiency savings, a Transformation Plan or Blueprint for Business, the consequences of the Council’s plan, outsourcing and privatising Council services, the impact on jobs, assessing the impact of transformation, the Trust model, insourcing trends, why in-house bids are essential and the advantages of in-house provision and the Alternative Plan.
- Health and Social Care and Sustainable Development in the East of England
- This major study quantifies the impact of the Health and Social Care system on the economy, labour market, social inclusion and the environment in the East of England. It includes sections on defining Sustainable Development; health inequalities; health and social care employment in the East of England; procurement of goods and services; planned growth, regional strategies and sustainability; opportunities, barriers and challenges to sustainable development in health and social care. The study was commissioned by the East of England Public Health Group, the Department of Health and the Health Development Agency, together with regional partners such as the East of England Development Agency, East of England Regional Assembly, Norfolk Suffolk and Cambridge Workforce Development Confederation, Environment Agency and Strategic Health Authorities in the region. The project also included widespread consultation with a range of stakeholders and partners across the region.
- Calculation of the National Costs and Savings of Compulsory Competitive Tendering
- Produced as a supplement to the Full Report The Gender Impact of CCT in Local Government, this paper focuses on the public costs of CCT and provides a detailed analysis of the costs and savings of CCT using published government sources. It developed a model of income and expenditure flows for central and local government and demonstrated that there were no savings from CCT but there was in fact a net cost to the government. Researched and written by Centre for Public Services (1995)
- Outsourcing the future: A Social and Economic Audit of Privatisation Proposals in Newcastle
- This Audit examines the privatisation proposals of Newcastle City Council and analyses the implications of such proposals on a number of levels, including their potential impact upon employment, the local economy, and social ramifications. Researched by Centre for Public Services in conjunction with City of Newcastle Upon Tyne UNISON Branch. (2000)
- Contractors Audit - Volume One
- Published by Manchester City Council, the Contractors Audit provides a comprehensive analysis of the enforced tendering of public services and its implications, including detailed economic and commercial analysis and discussion on the possible effects upon jobs and services.
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