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Government public sector cuts ''will boost outsourcing''

13 May 2010
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Government public sector cuts ''will boost outsourcing''Those working in the public sector and facing spending cuts as a result of plans to reduce the UK''s budget deficit should outsource to the private sector, it has been suggested.

According to Interim Partners, a planned reduction in expenditure by the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition administration following the May 6th General Election will lead to a rise in outsourcing.

The news may particularly interest those working in operations management within local and national government and people involved in a programme of continuous improvement, as a poll by the organisation found 29.7 per cent of interim executives believe the government should prioritise outsourcing more Whitehall functions to the private sector.

Other areas of focus proposed by respondents included greater investment in IT to reduce staffing levels (21 per cent) and imposing tougher or more targets (20.6 per cent).

Interim Partners managing director Doug Baird advised: "However deeply the next Government decides to cut public sector spending, savings need to be balanced against service quality."ADNFCR-3058-ID-19775610-ADNFCR
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