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<p>The Government does not have any plans to establish an inquiry into the matter
of which local authorities and other public authorities within England have sub-contracted
service provision to contractors whose operations for the provision of those services
are located in Scotland, or into the matter of the cost of the contracted services
provided.</p><p>As locally-elected, independent bodies, such matters are for the local
authorities themselves to manage. As a matter of course, all local authorities and
other public authorities should ensure that they are providing the highest quality
services, which local residents expect and deserve.</p>
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