Tag Archives: Crapita

Crapita profits plunge even after council IT jobs move to India

Posted on September 22, 2017 by insidecroydon

Some council staff have been expressing concerns around the performance and standards of service provided by Crapita, who manage the council’s IT and phone systems. The company, which is midway through an eight-year, £73.5million “mega-deal” that was agreed by the … Continue reading →

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Does Croydon’s new council have much to rave about?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by insidecroydon

One month on, WALTER CRONXITE, our local elections pollster who was first to call correctly the result of the Croydon Town Hall vote, takes a look behind the scenes in Fisher’s Folly to see what changes might be in store … Continue reading →

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Council website offline again following Crapita handover

Posted on June 20, 2014 by insidecroydon

A brief, and easily missed, notice has appeared on the Croydon Council website. “Due to server maintenance, our online forms, My Account and About Your Area sections of the website will be unavailable on Friday (20 June) evening from 11:30pm until … Continue reading →

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Shedding light on council multi-million contracts overdue

Posted on June 11, 2014 by insidecroydon

This website has, more than once, made the point that public services when outsourced to private companies rarely deliver equivalent service for the public, but they almost always ensure rich pickings for private profit. The shambolic hand-over of Croydon Council’s … Continue reading →

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