It is unsurprising that councils are finding that outsourcing mega-contracts to large national companies is not the way to achieve efficiency (Why councils like Cumbria are no longer outsourcing services,2 March). And it’s encouraging to read that some local authorities are moving absent from mega outsourcing contracts as, at Locality, and we have known for some time that these one-size-fits-all packages don’t provide value for money or effectively meet the needs of residents.
While it’s true that funding reductions for local authorities mean that councils need to observe again at how they commission and deliver public services,the belief in economies of scale and standardisation of services is the problem, not the solution.
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Source: theguardian.com