Posted: 23/03/2014 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized |1 Comment 
Originally posted on jaynelinney:
I know from the number of press articles, I’m not the only one astonished that ATOS – the now infamous IT Company with more trading arms than an octopus and renowned for both its part in the disastrous
Border Agency computer meltdown
in 2012 and its failure to administer the equally beleaguered
Work Capability Assessments
(WCA) for the DWP, have now been given the contract for delivering the Coalitions
Childcare Voucher
scheme. What I don’t get is WHY?
Before anyone tells me about the links between ATOS, and the extensive range of links – I’ve seen the speculation; but what I don’t understand is, given the recent scathing reports from both the public accounts committee, and the Work and Pensions Select on ATOS; WHY has the Treasury backed NS&I decided that ATOS are a suitable company to deliver anything?
I find the Government outsourcing any contract worrying enough, as it removes…
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