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The private sector has been involved in the provision of support services to schools, from basic tasks such as cleaning and catering, through to ICT support. In some of these examples (such as school cleaning), the controversy has passed away; in others (such as the provision of school meals in the UK), the controversy continues.
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| Smarter Food Procurement in the Public Sector (PDF) |
| House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, 2007 |
| The Stationery Office |
| This report examines the organisations responsible for the three largest areas of public food procurement - Department for Education and Skills, the Ministry of Defence and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. It argues that improving certain practices such as pricing negotiations and levels of frontline expertise can allow public bodies to improve significantly the efficiency of their food procurement while also sourcing ethically and enhancing sustainability. |
| HC 357 |
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| Driving More Money into the Classroom: The Promise of Shared Services (PDF) |
| Eggers, William D; Snell, Lisa; Wavra, Robert; and Moore, Adrian T., 2005 |
| Reason Foundation |
| This report argues that education districts in the United States ought to collaborate on support services from transport to human resources to yield efficiency savings through purchasing power while maintaining the devolved autonomy essential to efficient decision-making. |
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| USA |
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