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Reform outsourcing to avoid £30bn bill, think-tank warns

Bringing outsourced services in-house would cost local government billions, a think-tank has calculated.

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By Martin Ford | 30 October 2018

Bringing outsourced services in-house would cost local government £30bn, a think-tank has calculated.

The Ethical Commercialism report published by Localis today warns that councils would pick-up the bill in the event of a collapse of the outsourcing sector.

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