What advice would you give the government about IT outsourcing?

Later this month  parliament will see the first meeting of a newly formed All Party Group looking into outsourcing and shared services.

With the spending cuts the government really has to be able to better understand outsourcing and shared services. We know in many cases public sector organisations can save a lot of money. But we also know that outsourcing and shared services are not suitable for everything.

So on the 22^nd of this month the Outsourcing and Shared Services group will hold its first meeting. See the details here and a link where you can send information to the group in advance of the meeting.

I am hoping to attend the event so please feel free to give you advice below and I will try to pass the information to group members.