MPs Launch Inquiry Into Carillion-Style Contracts Despite Claims Whitehall ‘Played A Blinder’

MPs have launched a formal inquiry into the Government’s public-private contracts in the wake of the Carillion collapse - despite claims that the civil servant in charge of the project ‘played a blinder’ in protecting the taxpayer.The Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) announced a probe into the way the public sector makes decisions about ‘outsourcing’ of key services, including the risks of handing multiple contracts to a sin