Capita Contingency plans being made for Barnet's contracts with Capita The London borough has contracts with Capita worth almost half a billion pounds Barnet will look at how to handle fallout should Capita, which has issued profit warnings and said it will try to reduce its debts, follow the fate of Carillion. Conservative-run Barnet council, where Capita has contracts worth almost half a billion pounds that run for a decade – including for services such as funerals and food inspections – voted late on Tuesday to look at contingency plans in the event that Capita ran into financial distress. “Somewhere like Barnet, where Capita handles all of the back office, enforcement, planning, environmental health, trading standards, estates, payroll and so on. Q&A What government contracts does Capita hold? A Barnet council spokesperson said: “The council regularly reviews the financial status of its major suppliers as part of its contract management and contingency planning arrangements.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2018 18:48 UTC