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Science management is a developing field of private provision. In the UK, Serco manages the National Physical Laboratory on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment in a joint venture with Lockheed Martin and BNFL. Private companies such as Control Risks also provide forensic science services to policing authorities.
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| The Termination of the PFI Contract for the National Physical Laboratory (PDF) |
| House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), 2007 |
| The Stationery Office |
| The committee concluded that the Department of Trade and Industry had failed to properly address its concerns about the design for the redevelopment of NPL and also allowed the construction company to proceed after contract award with modifications to plans that it had not confirmed. |
| HC 359 |
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| The Termination of the PFI Contract for the National Physical Laboratory (PDF) |
| National Audit Office (NAO), 2006 |
| The Stationery Office |
| The NAO reports on the reasons behind the termination of the PFI for the redevelopment of NPL and considers that the Department of Trade Industry effectively transferred design and construction risk to the private sector but did not achieve value for money in the short to medium term. |
| HC 1044 |
| UK |
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| Forensic Science on Trial (PDF) |
| House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, 2005 |
| The Stationery Office |
| A report on the transformation of the Forensic Science Service into a PPP and regulation of the forensic science market. |
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| UK |
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| Delivering the Commercialisation of Public Sector Science (PDF) |
| House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), 2002 |
| The Stationery Office |
| A report on how public research establishments can be encouraged to commercialise their output and offer services to the private sector without compromising their core public missions. |
| HC 689 |
| UK |
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