Contractors forced to win unacceptable levels of financial risk,says Commons committeeThe folly of using contractors to drive down the cost of providing public services has been exposed by the collapse of Carillion, an official report has shown.
The House of Commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee found there are fundamental flaws in the way the government awards contracts because of an aggressive approach to risk transfer”. Related: Former Carillion directors branded 'delusional' at MPs' Q&A NHS
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Source: theguardian.com