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Service Birmingham
05:00, 27 DEC 2017
Review of 2017 - May: New mayor elected, unexploded bomb and HS2 landmark revamp
Andy Street
There was a historic moment for West Midlands politics in May as Andy Street was appointed the region's first directly mayor and Birmingham was strangled for almost two days after an unexploded bomb was found
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Council's controversial Service Birmingham IT company to be wound up in January saving £43 million over four years
Capita
Parent company Capita will still provide IT support to city council
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Comment: Time right to end Service Birmingham JV
Birmingham City Council
Professor David Bailey welcomes Birmingham City Council and Capita's decision to scrap the Service Birmingham Joint Venture
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Review of 2015 - September: Carters of Moseley, Mere Green regen and Capita dividends
Bournville College
Birmingham's foodie scene was celebrating in September after Carters of Moseley became the city's fifth restaurant to boast a Michelin star, new images showed bright future for Mere Green and there was anger over Capita's city council deal
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A Lambo for the Mayor ... but savings still have to be made
Politics
Budget woes, more money for Capita, grumpy councillors and a tortuous moment for the Birmingham's Deputy Lord Mayor
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New Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy must find balance between steadying the ship and his radical agenda
Birmingham City Council
It's not over for John Clancy and the wider Birmingham Labour group as they must pick up the pieces of a difficult and divisive leadership election
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Line up begins to emerge in race to be Birmingham City Council leader
Birmingham City Council
Grumblings among Labour ranks over race for leadership of the local authority
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Birmingham's most patient politicians in leadership battle
Birmingham City Council
Two front-runners first battled it out for opposition deputy leadership in 2005 and a decade on they face each other again as they go for the top job
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We still need to see the whole Capita Service Birmingham contract
Service Birmingham
Professor David Bailey calls for greater access and scrutiny of the Capita Service Birmingham contract
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Sir Albert Bore accused of 'unanswered questions' by watchdog chair
Politics
Corporate Resources Scrutiny committee chairman Coun Waseem Zaffar says he is seeking answers from authority's leader over Capita's Service Birmingham contract
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Anger as Capita makes millions in Birmingham City Council deal
Politics
City defends £12.5m dividend payout over Service Birmingham contract as 'cost effective'
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Capita printing unit move puts 35 jobs at risk
Capita
Capita Document and Information Services unit at Holly Lane, will move to Mansfield in October, putting up to 35 jobs at risk
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Birmingham city council call centre still not up to scratch
Birmingham City Council
Backbench councillors said satisfaction levels remained too low and have launched a further inquiry into the service.
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Capita partnership recycling Birmingham council money unless it finds new customers
Economic Development
The city council's joint venture with Service Birmingham should be torn up unless more IT packages can be sold to outside agencies.
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New Service Birmingham chief vows 'to reset' relationship with council
Economic Development
Tony Lubman keen to build bridges after several difficult years in which city council's relationship with its IT contractor has deteriorated
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Sir Albert Bore dismisses leadership challenge as he overhauls a troubled authority
Economic Development
Birmingham city council leader Sir Albert Bore has dismissed speculation over his future.
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Birmingham City Council 'should outsource bins service'
Economic Development
Official auditor urges authority to consider outsourcing refuse collection ahead of massive budget cuts which will see council having to save £400m over the next four years
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Neil Elkes: Birmingham City Council's bid to improve services
Opinion
Huge numbers of callers to Birmingham City Council's state-of-the-art Service Birmingham contact centre have been left unhappy and without the help they requested.
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David Bailey: Service Birmingham's £63,000-a-day Dividend Bombshell
Opinion
The financial details of the deal between Birmingham City Council and Capita in the form of Service Birmingham (SB) remain shrouded in secrecy.
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Capita paid £23m dividend from taxpayer-funded Service Birmingham contract
Service Birmingham
A total of £23 million was paid to the private firm last year from the controversial deal with Birmingham City Council, up from £8 million in 2012
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Time for city to bite the bullet and save millions on its Capita contract
Opinion
Barcelona paid Liverpool's early termination fee for Suarez - should the council do the same for Capita?
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West Midlands Police deal 'must learn from mistakes'
Economic Development
Experts reveal concerns public organisations like West Midlands Police don’t have enough expertise to do deals with the private sector
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Failing departments can't 'pass the buck' warns councillor
Economic Development
Council watchdog chief Carl Rice has backed the decision to take over the Capita-Service Birmingham contact centre
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Hemming gives council the third degree in row over size of budget cuts
Opinion
Yardley MP John Hemming gives Birmingham City Council the third degree in row over size of budget cuts.
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