Case over share price drop was first of its kind in England to go to trial
Lord Hutton urges Treasury to intervene as public authorities and private sector argue over infrastructure deals
US-style securities trial over stock-price drop set to be first of its kind in England
Procurement specialists say market for ‘framework agreements’ is insufficiently regulated and raises cost to taxpayer
Surge in ‘framework agreements’ via pre-approved shortlists makes it harder for small business to compete, says FSB
Grant Shapps announces investigation into attack by ‘malign actor’ that targeted up to 270,000 military personnel records
London-listed outsourcing group expands cost-cutting programme
Damning report by MPs urges departments to ensure more ‘robust’ competition for contracts
Defence company to upgrade infrastructure at the Devonport naval base
Public authorities and lenders are clashing over hospitals and schools as private finance initiative contracts draw to a close
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Inquiry into government handling of the pandemic finds breaches of Cabinet Office transparency guidelines
UK authorities found young people at three Hesley establishments were subjected to abuse and neglect
Number of deals in sector hits highest level in a decade despite wider M&A slowdown
Appointment of Amazon Web Services executive comes after data breaches at UK outsourcer
Revelation comes as PwC retirement fund members learn additional personal data compromised in attack on outsourcer
Decision by Insolvency Service is the first boardroom ban on an executive of failed construction company
Risks such as scandals around the treatment of migrants can destabilise businesses
Local authorities confirm their files were left in unsecured cloud-based data storage system
Colchester Council said files including benefits data were found on an unsecured Amazon Data Bucket controlled by the outsourcer
UK’s biggest private sector pension plan says private details of members were on outsourcer’s hacked servers
Data was leaked from less than 0.1% of outsourcer’s servers as result of incident, says company
Outsourcer tells trustees its investigation could be finalised by end of next week
UK regulators urge outsourcer’s customers, including insurers and pension funds, to examine data loss
UK outsourcer and government contractor says local authority as well as business services were disrupted
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