Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Achieving value for money from contracts

Senior management focus on contract management

Improving commercial skills in government

The response in the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office

2  Contractor's duty of care to the taxpayer

Incentives and ethical behaviour

'Corporate renewal'

3  Management of public service markets

The consolidation of markets - too important to fail

Consequences for failure

Opening up public services to SMEs

4  Rebalancing power in favour of the taxpayer

Monitoring performance

Using open book to align incentives

Transparency to the public

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current session