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1,000 staff to transfer from collapsed outsourcing provider to new Whitehall-owned company to maintain work across 52 prisons

Committee to investigate after government “flatly rejected” proposals to beef up the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Think tank has called on the government to undertake “thorough review of the public sector’s relationship with contractors” amid sector’s woes.

Cabinet Office has reportedly been monitoring the firm since last September amid fears for future

Public administration select committee announces new inquiry into risks of outsourcing following collapse of contractor Carillion

David Lidington said it would not have been responsible for the government to bail out the firm that works on rail projects as well as managing prisons and providing school meals

PCS union accuses department of casualising the workforce as proposal follows years of staffing cuts

Theresa May took second opinion from Sir Alex Allen before sacking her closest Cabinet ally

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures

Government response to Public Accounts Committee report also confirms consultation plan for new regime to tackle unpaid VAT by online marketplaces