Capita Group

"We are the UK’s leading business process outsourcing (BPO) and professional services company."

Capita are a FTSE 100 general UK consultancy firm, with close links to the Labour Party. About half their income comes from projects run under the Private Finance Initiative. Private Eye magazine nicknames them Crapita.

They are a corporate partner in the New Local Government Network.

They have been involved in a some costly IT-related bungles, including:

• Criminal Records Bureau software
• 'Individual Learning Accounts' scheme
• Westminster and Lambeth council benefits system

"Ken Livingstone said he had come close to sacking the company over its operation of the capital's new congestion charge scheme." [1]

Board

Accessed October 2012:

• Martin Bolland - Non-Executive Chairman
• Paul Pindar - Chief Executive
• Gordon Hurst - Group Finance Director
• Andy Parker - Joint Chief Operating Officer
• Vic Gysin - Joint Chief Operating Officer
• Maggi Bell - Business Development Director
• Nigel Wilson - Senior Independent Director
• Martina King - Non-Executive Director
• Paul Bowtell - Non-Executive Director

Contact

Web: http://www.capita.co.uk

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• The Whitehall & Industry Group
• Rich Benton
• John Tizard
• Keith Evans
• Steve Bullock
• LLM Communications
• Capita Symonds
• Richard McCarthy‎
• Harry Brunjes - group medical director
• Simon Pilling ‎ - former COO