ITNet contract "officially terminated"
Posted: January 18, 2001 Filed under: ITnet Comments Off on ITNet contract "officially terminated"It seems as if Hackney Council has officially ended its contract with ITNet, the firm who have made life a misery for thousands on benefits around the borough. ITNet director Bridget Blow (salary and benefits for 1999 a paltry £289,000) stated that “the board intends to achieve a smooth handover, which it anticipates will occur within a short period” – for that read, cut and run. As of last Friday, the council are bringing the service back “in house”, but many outstanding questions remain.
- What will the council do for a computer system ? Will they be leasing it all back off the discredited private company ?
- How long will it take to clear up the mess and sort out outstanding claims ? The IWCA are still advising Hackney residents who have been waiting months for payments.
- How did the council ever sign up to a contract with a firm like this without getting some sort of guarantee of service, or at least the chance to claw back compensation if things went wrong ?
Let’s hope this is the last we see of this firm or any other half-witted privatisation scheme for essential services.
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