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Public risk for private gain?
The public audit implications of risk transfer and private finance
7 July 2008
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A new UNISON report shows that the government has failed to evaluate its own claim that extra costs of PFI are justified, because risks are transferred to the private sector. There are now more than 500 PFI deals worth £36bn, but the the true cost of these deals to the taxpayer is still unknown and private companies are reaping the benefits of this oversight, at the expense of the public purse. (NB: This is a 1.2MB download)
 Public risk for private gain?
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UNISON comments on new Treasury guidance for PFI
April 2004
23 April 2008
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UNISON welcomes the Treasury’s review of PFI, in particular, the recognition that value for money should not be at the expense of the workforce and that soft services do not have to be included in PFI projects. We would like to see these policies incorporated into the methodology and translated into clear obligations on departments and contracting authorities.
UNISON comments on new Treasury guidance for PFI
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Building Schools for the Future : A concise branch guide
17 March 2008
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(17/03/2006) This concise advice should be read with the APSE report for UNISON:'Building Schools for the Future: A Branch Handbook' Stock number 2484) It describes key stages in the BSF process and highlights UNISON's concerns.
 Building Schools for the Future : A Concise Branch Guide
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Building Schools for the Future :A Branch Handbook
17 March 2008
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(17/03/2006) This guide goes through the key stages in the BSF process and provides negotiating and technical advice for branches.
Building Schools for the Future : A Branch Handbook
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A Policy Built on Sand
Report for UNISON
24 January 2008
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Report released by UNISON proves that private finance initiative schemes do not out-perform public sector projects.
A Policy Built on Sand
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Operating for Profits
23 January 2008
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An examination of the UK government’s policy of promoting “Independent Sector Treatment Centres”.
Operating for Profits
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The Local Improvement Finance Trust
What you need to know and what you need to ask
1 January 2008
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This booklet outlines the new private finance model being forced onto primary care trusts and being suggested for schools. It has all the weaknesses of PFI and more. Anyone wanting to know how the Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) will work and what questions they should be asking about it should read this booklet. Please note this is a 3.4Mb download.
The Local Improvement Finance Trust
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At What Cost?
8 October 2007
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This UNISON report shows how using private firms to build and run schools and hospitals in Scotland is wasting billions of pounds
At What Cost?
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In The Interests Of Profit: At The Expense Of Patients
6 February 2006
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An examination of the NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) model, analysing six key disadvantages.
In The Interests Of Profit: At The Expense Of Patients
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Not So Great
Voices from the frontline at the Great Western PFI Hospital in Swindon
1 January 2003
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Earlier this year, UNISON produced The PFI Experience: Voices from the Frontline, in which staff working in nine PFI-funded hospitals spoke directly of their experiences of the new system and
revealed many of the problems and blunders concealed behind the glitzy exterior of the new buildings. This report, also researched for UNISON by John Lister, asks similar questions of staff at one of the most recently opened PFI hospitals, Swindon’s £132 million Great Western Hospital.
Not So Great
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