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An Investigation on Public Attitudes to Privatisation of The Court Service.
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An Investigation on Public Attitudes to Privatisation of The Court Service 1.Introduction Privatisation is a process that has become enormously important in Britain, especially since the Conservative governments of the 1980s. "It is most commonly defined as the transfer of government owned industries to the private sector implying that the predominant share of ownership of asset lies with the private shareholders" (Peacock 1985,:2). The Court Service is among the latest public services currently being considered for privatisation. "This was after a Whitehall inquiry exposed wide variation in the administration of justice across the country "(Verkaik, 2002, :1). However, this is in the context of much publicity about previous attempts to privatise organisations in fields such as transport, education, and the health service. In addition, there has been publicity in the media from trade unions of the risk of job losses and closure of courts. For example, the Public & Commercial Union Press...
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