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1- Carillion made contract accounting and public-service continuity an outsourcing accountability test
Carillion's liquidation exposed a control problem larger than one failed contractor: estimates made inside long-term contracts shaped reported profit, cash pressure was distributed through debt and suppliers, warning information did not consistently reach those able to act, and the state had to preserve public services after the corporate entity holding hundreds of contracts could no longer fund itself.
Primary articlePublished 2026-07-17