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Kent in-housers seek to cut £3m of legal costs by 2014

The state aid question is a reasonable one, but Marshall Hall's position is odd: KCC aren't doing external legal work for free instead of doing work for Kent residents, but rather to raise revenue, which improves the service the council is able to offer. Also, it isn't 'ditching' Kent legal work, but instead trying to move to a position where there isn't as much unncecessary work to do -- something that all councils should learn from. The assumption that all longwinded processes and painful bureaucracy are essential is why so many public sector staff are so bad at efficiency saving.

1-May-2012

11:53 am