TheOffice for National
Statistics' (ONS) business case for
outsourcing IT systems toFujitsuhas been criticised for not
explaining how it will save money.
The contract, announced last Friday, is expected to help the ONS
make savings of £35m by the end of 2008.
But the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents
325,000 government workers, said that the assumptions behind IT
outsourcing savings remain undisclosed.
"This is of no help in assessing whether the costs used for
comparisons are correct and a fair comparison. This therefore
limits our ability to properly scrutinise the business case," said
Gez Kirby, chair of the ONS Departmental Trade Union Side.
