Outsourcing Services in the Public Sector

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:18 pm on 9 May 2018.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 2:18, 9 May 2018

(Translated)

Thank you for that response, because an increasing number of local authorities in Wales have outsourced services to the private sector—look at the way in which the environmental enforcement service has been outsourced in many parts of Wales. Kingdom is the most prominent company in north Wales, and programmes such as Panorama and Y Byd ar Bedwar have outlined how the internal targets of that company drive their efforts to generate the greatest possible profit at the expense of the residents of Wales. Now, bearing in mind that the First Minister told us here in January that he and his Government are entirely opposed to privatisation, and that you yourself have stood up in the Labour conference some months ago, saying that there was no privatisation in Wales, are you comfortable with the growth that we’re seeing in private providers within the public sector across Wales? And, if you’re not, then what are you doing to encourage and support local authorities to develop alternative solutions?