We received many comments about the ethics of local authority support teams receiving referral fees. We thought we’d clarify the difference between a referral fee and a ‘kick-back’.
In our MIS directory we list 18 different systems currently available in the UK, some specialising in the Independent sector, whilst others are stronger in
You may have seen a recent blog by our friend and colleague Nick, from Finnemore Consulting, entitled ‘What’s next for school support teams?’
The article made us think about the ethics of referral payments within this context.
Capita’s response to ESS’s claims of copyright infringement and breach of contract in relation to the provision, through Capita, of SIMS to schools in Northern Ireland.
As we explained previously, Capita is facing the threat of an injunction over their provision of the SIMS software to schools in Northern Ireland, with
Suffolk County Council intends to conduct a procurement exercise during 2023 to procure a MIS system for all their LA Maintained schools.
WhichMIS? has been informed about a free lunchtime webinar on the topic of public procurement.
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