Shared services in local government have doubled since the 2010 Spending Review to nearly £100m, according to the arvato UK Quarterly Outsourcing Index.
Across the public sector, the value of shared services has reached £1.3bn since 2010, the firm said, with central government departments commissioning £1.2bn – compared with £58m of shared services outsourced to the private sector before the coalition Government came to power.
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