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CIPFA urges bosses to use OBCM rules

Finance bosses have called on councils and other public sector organisations to use Open Book Contract Management (OBCM) rules when procuring contracts.

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 March 2015

Finance bosses have called on councils and other public sector organisations to use Open Book Contract Management (OBCM) rules when procuring contracts.

In a policy note issued last week, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) said OBCM rules would help restore public confidence on outsourcing deals.

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