Research reports from the European Services Strategy Unit.

Barnet UNISON has published its Pay and Conditions Claim 2021 to The Barnet Group (TBG), the London Borough of Barnet’s arms-length company which delivers housing, physical and learning disability, residential and social care and other services. It had 300 employees in 2012 which increased to 1,150 by 2020. The report details the employment policies of…

Reports and books published by ESSU

Reports researched and written by ESSU for public bodies, trade unions and community organisations.

Books and articles by Dexter Whitfield published externally.

Identifies five forms of fragmentation – institutional fragmentation which involves the formation of new institutions or transfer of responsibilities to companies or trusts; organisational and managerial fragmentation by transferring duties to business units; service fragmentation by outsourcing; employer fragmentation as a result off institutional, organisational an service fragmentation leading to multiple employers; workplace fragmentation with…

Researched by Dexter Whitfield, European Services Strategy Unit, and member of the SAPPP Taskforce. Briefing paper published by Common Weal as part of the Scotland Against PPP Task Force for Financing Public Scotland: Introduction and methodologyImpact of tax havensGovernance and disclosureCorporate tax haven IndexUse of tax havens by Hub CompaniesUse of tax haven in NPD…

The Case for an In-House Housing Service for the London Borough of Barnet Originally 70 Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO) were established as part of the Governments Decent Homes Programme which began in 2001 to improve living standards byinstalling new kitchens, bathrooms and central heating. Most ALMOs have closed – only two remainin London –…