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Compulsory Competitive Tendering

Volume 202: debated on Friday 24 January 1992

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what evidence his Department has that local authorities have abused the current rules with regard to compulsory competitive tendering; and if he will publish a list of those authorities involved.

A full list of local authorities against whom statutory action has been taken under sections 13 and 14 of the Local Government Act 1988 and sections 19A and 19B of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 follows. There are many other instances where there is evidence of a breach of the statutory provisions but the Secretary of State has concluded that the case for statutory action is not made.

Notices issued under Section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988 Where (a) the Authority appeared to have acted in an anti-competitive manner
AuthorityDate of notice
Birmingham city council10 May 1990
Braintree district council29 March 1990
Bristol city council4 September 1989
Bury metropolitan borough council1 June 1990
Camden, London borough of3 July 1990
Charnwood borough council21 December 1989
Doncaster metropolitan borough council21 September 1990
East Lindsey district council9 April 1990
Eden district council29 March 1990
Halton borough council9 October 1991
Haringey, London borough of12 November 1991
Hillingdon, London borough of4 September 1989
Knowsley metropolitan borough council7 December 1989
Leicester city council11 September 1990
Liverpool city council31 May 1990
Nottingham city council8 January 1992
Redditch borough council18 January 1991
Thurrock district council3 October 1990
Wakefield metropolitan borough council6 March 1991
Warrington district council2 August 1991
Waveney district council24 July 1991
Wolverhampton metropolitan borough council3 January 1990
Woodspring district council6 September 1990
York city council10 May 1990

Notices issued under Section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988 Where (b) the Authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

Authority

Date of notice

Breckland district council19 September 1991
Camden, London borough of3 July 1990
Crawley borough council29 July 1991
Crawley borough council (2 notices)9 October 1991
Eastleigh borough council18 December 1990
Epsom and Ewell borough council1 July 1991
Gloucester city council28 October 1991
Gosport borough council29 July 1991
Harrogate borough council1 July 1991
Haringey, London borough of12 December 1990
Humberside county council8 June 1990
Lewes district council28 October 1991
North Tyneside metropolitan borough council1 July 1991
Preston borough council22 November 1991
Redbridge, London borough of1 July 1991
Shropshire county council28 October 1991
Surrey county council28 October 1991
Waverley district council28 October 1991
West Devon district council1 July 1991

Notices issued under Section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988 Where (c) the Authority appeared to have failed to comply with the detailed specification for the work

AuthorityDate of notice
Camden, London borough of3 July 1990

Directions served under section 14 of the Local Government Act 1988 where

(a) the authority appeared to have acted in an anticompetitive manner

Doncaster MBC, 11 December 1990 (replacement direction issued 28 March 1991)

Hillingdon LB, 13 March 1990 (replacement direction issued 1 August 1990)

East Lindsey DC, 6 July 1990 (replacement direction issued 31 July 1990)

Knowsley MBC, 6 July 1990 (replacement direction issued 3 August 1990)

Leicester City C. 19 December 1990 (replacement direction issued 29 January 1991)

Liverpool City C. 6 August 1990 (replacement direction issued 24 June 1991)

Redditch BC. 5 March 1991

Thurrock DC, 19 December 1990 (replacement direction issued 5 March 1991)

Wakefield MBC, 15 August 1991

Woodspring DC. 8 November 1990

York City C. 9 August 1990 (replacement direction issued 13 September 1990).

(b) the authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

Camden LB, 31 October 1990

Eastleigh BC, 9 April 1991

Haringey LB, 20 June 1991

Harrogate BC, 15 November 1991

Humberside CC, 30 July 1990

and

(c) the authority appeared to have failed to comply with the detailed specification for the work

Camden LB, 31 October 1990.

Notices issued under section 19A of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 where (a) the authority appeared to have acted in an anti-competitive manner

Date

Wirral MBC28 March 1989
Liverpool City30 May 1991
Salford City C1 July 1991

and

(b) where the authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

Date

Barrow in Furness DC1 July 1991
Brent LB20 December 1989
Bromley LB29 July 1991
Camden LB1 July 1991
Copeland BC9 July 1991
Eastleigh BC (2 directions)18 December 1990
Greenwich LB10 April 1991
Harrogate BC (2 directions)1 July 1991
Kingston Upon Thames LB29 July 1991
Milton Keynes BC15 October 1991
Portsmouth City C29 July 1991
Rochdale MBC7 February 1991
Salford MBC1 July 1991
Shepway DC1 July 1991
Stroud DC10 April 1991
Tonbridge and Mailing BC10 October 1990
Tower Hamlets LB1 July 1991
Waltham Forest LB29 July 1991
Warrington DC29 July 1991
Worthing BC29 July 1991
Wychavon DC29 July 1991
Wycombe DC12 December 1990

Directions served under section I 9B of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 where

(a) the authority appeared to have acted in an anti-competitive manner

Wirral MBC—23 October 1989

and

(b) where the authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

  • Brent LB—24 July 1990
  • Barrow-in-Furness DC—15 November 1991
  • Copeland BC—20 December 1991
  • Greenwich LB—25 September 1991
  • Harrogate BC (two directions)—15 November 1991
  • Rochdale MBC—20 December 1991
  • Shepway DC—15 November 1991
  • Tonbridge and Mailing BC—28 February 1991
  • Tower Hamlets—15 November 1991