A wall collapse last year at an Edinburgh primary school built under the controversial Private Finance Initiative funding system was not the fault of PFI, an independent report has concluded.
Many PFI contracts are trapped in their current terms out of fear of the costs of change and a desire not to show weakness to the other side. But this is not sustainable in the face of increasing...
An estimated 9,000 pupils in Edinburgh are without lessons in the run-up to exams season after 17 schools, all built within the last 15 years under a controversial public private partnership funding...
Scotland’s public bodies should be proactive in seeking to review and renegotiate Public Finance Initiative deals that no longer meet changed market conditions or public needs, top PFI...
The Private Finance Initiative has come in for some harsh criticism over the years, decried as inflexible and expensive. But with the right approach, PFI can deliver significant savings and improved...
The executive director of the Government Property Unit has said the costs of Whitehall’s Private Finance Initiative buildings ‘stick in my throat’ and he hopes to reopen the...
