Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority front line services, hosting a network for front line service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
Publication called Insourcing: A guide to bringing local authority services back in-house
http://www.apse.org.uk/publications/order-form/iinsourcing.pdf
(extract from APSE web site)
The publication was produced in early 2009 –