Cornwall Joint Venture Saga continues to unravel
Early next year Barnet Council will be making a decision to form a Joint Venture with the private sector . Yet Joint Ventures do not have good track record in public sector. Conservative Councillors in Cornwall are clearly unhappy with a Joint Venture proposal to outsource their back office services. Earlier this year the Cornwall Cabinet committee voted to go forward with the deal, only for the full council meeting to vote against.
This week in the space of two hours the Deputy Leader resigned saying
“The financial risks involved with the rush into the new joint venture proposals are unacceptable. The JV is basically too large to control.
“We have wasted £42m+ on the unitary (authority), £42m+ on the incinerator and we are now proposing to risk a great deal more on the joint venture.”
a few hours after this headline appeared
Cornwall council leader steps down
The leader of Cornwall Council has resigned, amid deepening controversy caused by proposals to establish a £800m shared services venture.
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You can view all Cornwall Joint Venture Saga at the following links here
http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=107260
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2012-10-10/deputy-leader-of-cornwall-council-resigns/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-19867995
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/10/cornwall-privatisation-hangs-i.html