Futures Trust just another PPP

by Dave Watson

The Scottish Government has published some further details of its claimed replacement for PPP/PFI. What started out pre-election as a proposal to raise conventional finance has, post election, turned into another form of PPP.

The Cabinet Secretary himself concedes that it will be part of 'the PPP family'. Whilst details remain sparse, a particular concern is the planned Hub initiative. This looks very like the English LIFT PFI scheme that has been privatising local health and community care facilities south of the border.

The Parliament's Finance Committee has been investigating the widely criticised SFT and UNISON has given written and oral evidence.

The whole front organisation is to be run by prominent Scottish business moguls - on five -figure salaries.

For further details see P&I Briefing 190 and the UNISON Scotland website.

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