http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/ Publications available to buy from the European Services Strategy Unit. en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit 2003-11-03T13:49:22Z European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Kate Ribey publications, documents, books, pamphlets, public service practice, psp, investigator's handbook, mortgaging our children's future, privatising justice, our city is not for sale, management consultants handbook, public services or private welfare, frontline involvement 2001-04-13T12:00Z 1 daily http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/public-bodies/transformation-and-public-service-reform/transfer-of-housing-service-to-barnet-homes/ A detailed analysis of the proposed transfer of the London Borough of Barnet’s Housing Service to Barnet Homes, the ALMO established in 2004. The Council truncated the options appraisal and business case into one process, limiting the options and pre-selecting the preferred option, and has led to a further deterioration in the quality of options appraisals and business cases in Barnet. Dexter Whitfield 2012-01-13T15:00:24Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit commercialisation, options appraisal, business case, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/public-bodies/transformation-and-public-service-reform/local-authority-trading-company-latc-for-adult/ The London Borough of Barnet plans to establish a LATC that requires Adult Services to generate up to 90% of the £0.7m annual profit. Yet the financial viability of Barnet Group Ltd (Yours Choice Barnet and Barnet Homes) is highly questionable. This report details the flawed appraisal process, the reasons for financial instability, governance and the potential impact on service users and staff. Dexter Whitfield 2012-01-13T14:35:36Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit commercialisation, options appraisal, marketisation, social services, business plan, ALMO, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/books-and-articles-by-dexter-whitfield/in-place-of-austerity/ In Place of Austerity, Restructuring the economy, state and public services, by Dexter Whitfield, Spokesman. Chris Croome 2011-11-09T14:02:33Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit economy, state, cuts, public services, policy, austerity http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/public-bodies/transformation-and-public-service-reform/analysis-of-business-case-for-ps600m-ps750m-ne/ The Business Case fails to fulfil several basic requirements with regard to strategic, economic, commercial, financial and management functions. The Council is attempting to privatise risks by omitting them from the Business Case. Important financial, operational, democratic governance and employment risks are excluded. Job losses could range between 189.5 and 253.3 jobs due to the combined effect of outsourcing other Council services and CSO – NSO efficiency savings. The savings figures are grossly over-estimated because they do not take account of the cost of redundancies or accommodation costs. Dexter Whitfield 2011-07-04T18:09:50Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit outsourcing, easyCouncil, privatisation, procurement, Barnet, Dexter Whitfield, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/books-and-articles-by-dexter-whitfield/is-commissioning-the-way-forward/ An article in Local Government Chronicle, 9 June 2011, describes commissioning as a wolf in sheep's clothing because it will lead to private monopoly, commercialised services, agendas dominated by the vested interests of private contractors and little transparency. Sets out an alternative approach. www.lgcplus.com Dexter Whitfield 2011-06-12T11:57:56Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit procurement, transformation, Barnet, outsourcing, marketisation, privatisation http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/essu-reports-briefings/european-public-services-briefing-3-a-single-e/ Examines the recent Cross Border Healthcare Directive, the role of the European Court of Justice and the ‘Europeanisation of Healthcare’. The introduction of EU law into healthcare presents many problems. The most pressing being that EU institutions have sought to apply the ‘economic’ rights enshrined in the EU Treaty’s free movement law to national healthcare systems, like Britain’s NHS, that are essentially ‘social’ in purpose and aims. Expanding the ‘choices’ of users and providers of cross-border European healthcare is a further indulgence of the choice agenda that we’ve seen in Britain. This will only serve to further undermine social healthcare provision in the UK and the rest of Europe. Dexter Whitfield 2011-03-25T12:54:26Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit healthcare market, marketisation, single market, privatisation, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/public-bodies/transformation-and-public-service-reform/analysis-of-development-and-regulatory-service/ Assesses whether the DRS Business Case has fulfilled the necessary requirements to provide an economic, viable and sustainable case. It is evident that critical issues are omitted from the business case, plus key policies and risks that are only addressed superficially. In conclusion, the business case is not fit for purpose and non-compliant for Council decision making purposes. The Business Case follows a flawed options appraisal (see earlier report) covering Regeneration, Strategic Planning and Housing Strategy, Highways Transport and Strategy, Building Control, Planning Development Management, Land Charges, Highways Network Management, Highways Traffic and Development, Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing, Cemetery and Crematorium and the Registration and Nationality Service. Dexter Whitfield 2011-03-24T15:25:47Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit outsourcing, easyCouncil, planning, environmental health, trading standards, http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/publications/essu-reports-briefings/european-public-services-briefing-2-the-impact/ In the last thirty years public transport services throughout Europe have been subjected to various sorts of privatisation. Reforms introducing competition and market rules into public transport have challenged the public service ethos that these services operate under. The role of successive UK governments in these reforms is well understood and documented. However the role of EU law, policy and institutions in this area is not. The EU, and in particular the European Commission, have had a considerable impact on public policy choices concerning public transport in EU member states since the early 1990s. Those in the UK who seek to redirect public transport policy away from privatisation and toward truly ‘public’ alternatives are to be advanced need to be aware that EU policy will also need to be challenged. At the very least it is accepted that a full understanding of the EU’s role is necessary and dealing with these questions. Dexter Whitfield 2011-03-02T10:12:07Z en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit public transport, liberalisation, privatisation, competition policy,