Barnet Alliance for Public Services is delighted to hear that Maria Nash, a Barnet resident who has instructed lawyers to seek a Judicial Review of the One Barnet Programme, has now been granted funding through Legal Aid.

Lawyers for Barnet Council responded late Thursday night to a pre-action protocol letter that was sent to the Council by Maria’s lawyers on 6 December, prior to the Cabinet meeting that approved the appointment of Capita plc as the preferred bidder for the first of the One Barnet contracts, worth at least £320 million.

Barnet Alliance understands that Ms Nash’s lawyers will now apply for a full Judicial Review of that decision.

Notes for editors

1. Capita plc has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the New Support and Customer Services Organisation (NSCSO) contract with Barnet Council, worth at least £320 million over 10 years and advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union as worth between £600 and £750 million. A second contract covering Development and Regulatory Services (DRS), worth £275 million over 10 years, is also being bid for by Capita Symonds and E C Harris. Parking services were recently outsourced to NSL for £15 million (5-year contract).
2. Barnet Alliance for Public Services (BAPS) is a coalition of residents, trade unionists and community campaigners in the London Borough of Barnet, formed to defend and improve public services.
3. Maria Nash may be contacted via BAPS - 07534 407703.

Contact: Barnet Alliance tel: 07534 407703 - Vicki Morris tel: 07446 292994 – http://barnetalliance.org ; [email protected]