MPs Say Colleges Waste Money

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has criticised the way FE colleges buy supplies saying they pay over the odds for items like fuel and stationery. The news is reported today on Guardian Unlimited.

The article quotes Edward Leigh, the committee’s chairman, as saying: “Many further education colleges have been slow to modernise their processes for buying fuel, catering, stationery and other supplies. This is a serious point because money saved on procurement - the target for the whole sector is an annual £75m but that might easily be improved upon - could be redirected towards teaching and other frontline services.”