http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/sector-and-service-specific-studies/ Studies which examine the impact of outsourcing in specific sectors or services such as education, health, ICT and housing. en Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit 2005-04-26T12:16:22Z European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Dexter Whitfield education, health, ICT, housing, leisure, construction, contract failure, democratic accountability, risk, public sector, reconfiguring services, public services, best value, privatisation, value for money, public investment, procurement, facilities management, in-house services, public assets, public goods, transaction costs, contracting out, outsourcing, reinvention, public services, costs and benefits, government agencies, contract performance, performance management, contract monitoring, daily 1 2001-04-13T12:00Z http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/sector-and-service-specific-studies/school-meals-public-provision-and-childrens-he/ This publication examines the nature of school meals provision in the East Midlands in relation to children’s health and education, whilst also raising broader issues around the effects of CCT on the service and the staff working within school meals provision. Researched by Centre for Public Services, published by East Midlands UNISON (1997). Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-28T17:34:50Z school meals, contracting out, outsourcing, CCT, competitive tendering, job losses, market testing, private contractors, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/sector-and-service-specific-studies/taken-to-the-cleaners/ This report into the effects of the contracting out of cleaning of schools in Lincolnshire County Council was published prior to the current TUPE regulations on staff transfer, however it does draw attention to the dramatic failings of one of the world’s largest cleaning contractors. Researched for East Midlands NUPE and NALGO (now UNISON) (1988). Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-28T17:30:22Z contracting out, school cleaning, fines and failures, outsourcing, dirty schools, Lincolnshire, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-library/sector-and-service-specific-studies/reinventing-government-in-britain-the-perform/ This report examines the performance, management and accountability of Executive Agencies in Britain and examines the implications of the introduction of such agencies in the USA. Project undertaken for the AFL-CIO. Written and researched by Centre for Public Services (1997). Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit en Dexter Whitfield 2008-03-28T17:16:12Z government agencies, competitive tendering, outsourcing, trade unions, market testing, civil service jobs, quality of employment, Copyright © 1998-2008 European Services Strategy Unit