National Audit Office criticises shared services arrangements

Gareth Morgan
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Sharing back-office functions costs more than expected and are yet to deliver savings

Government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the track record of shared services initiatives, where the five projects it has tracked are already £500m overbudget. ...

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