Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions
09 Jun Digital, Data & Technology

Shared services: Cabinet Office explains 'outsourcing v insourcing' decisions

Cabinet Office DG Jerome Glass says outsourcing DWP's Synergy cluster "offered best value for money", while full insourcing would have required more than 1,600 extra staff
by Tevye Markson
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