Acevo to probe DWP procurement system

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 17 September 2007

Chief executives body Acevo is to launch an independent enquiry into the Department for Work and Pensions' procurement procedures, after just two out of 16 Pathways to Work contracts announced last week were awarded to sector organisations.

Disability and employment charity the Shaw Trust won Pathways contracts to run employment and health support schemes for people claiming incapacity benefits in Greater Manchester and East & West Norfolk. However, it lost out to private sector firms in another 14 Jobcentre Plus regions, including several it currently serves under...

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