Consultancy firms paid $40m to review safety of aged care homes did not meet government standards
by Henry Belot from World news | The Guardian on (#6G4AC)
KPMG was among the four firms to have had reports rejected, a Senate inquiry heard, putting pressure on abandoning future outsourcing altogether
Four consultancy firms that were paid more than $40m to audit quality and safety in aged care homes have had reports rejected because they did not meet the standard required by the federal government.
The aged care quality and safety commissioner, Janet Anderson, has told a Senate inquiry the firms were held to account" for their work and that there is an ongoing review about whether to rely on them as heavily in the future.
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