GPCs

Government must tighten rules on use of Government Procurement Cards

March 20, 2012 | Author Chris Daniel

The National Audit Office (NAO) has this morning confirmed what the TPA has said for some time: that Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) do have the potential to save money but that current procedures are far too lax, and that Whitehall departments have become complacent in their oversight. The NAO report reveals that more than £322 [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Government must tighten rules on use of Government Procurement Cards

March 20, 2012 | Author Chris Daniel

Posted in Better Government, Government Procurement Cards, GPCs, Ministry of Defence, National Audit Office, spending over £500, transparency, Whitehall | Comments Closed

Who watches the watchmen? Government credit card agency in its own waste scandal

December 5, 2011 | Author Tom Welsh

Who watches the watchmen? Taxpayers will be demanding answers after it was revealed that the very agency charged with delivering ‘significant sustainable cost reductions’ in public sector procurement has splurged £1.7million of taxpayers’ money in nightclubs, five star hotels and on trips to New York. The Government Procurement Service (GPS) manages a vast scheme of [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Burning Our Money, Credit cards, Freedom of Information, GPCs, Transparency in Government, Trust in Politics | Comments Closed

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