Contract transparency, but only for some?
Communities Minister Greg Clark is proposing greater transparency when it comes to local authorities contracting with the third sector. In a letter to Local Authority leaders, he says:
We are proposing to require all local authorities to publish details about their grants and payments under contracts to the sector. This will help voluntary groups understand how services are currently delivered, and to assess whether they might be able to put forward a credible bid to run them differently and deliver greater value for money.
I’m a bit bemused as to why this only appears to apply to the voluntary sector, and will be writing to Mr Clark to ask him if he’ll be requiring the Tories at Lancashire County Council to disclose the details of their mega-contract with BT.
So far, I have had been refused sight of the contract, despite the fact that I am an elected councillor of a Council planning to enter a partnership with the County Council which depends wholly on that contract, and despite the Information Commissioner’s very recent ruling in favour of disclosure of BT’s contract with Liverpool City Council.
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