At long last, the relentless outsourcing of critical public sector tasks to management consultancies in the UK looks set to come to an end.
In her first speech to the House of Commons, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves committed to “reining in” consultancy spending in government departments. The announcement follows an election campaign that saw both major parties pledge to reduce the public sector’s dependence on external firms.
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