Transparency in private firms running public services

One of many reasons we should not outsource government functions to private companies is that they will tend to block the public's right to learn how those functions are being administered. The outgoing information commissioner of Scotland calls for making Freedom of Information laws apply to those companies.

I agree with that as far as it goes, but I think that solution is incomplete, because this is far from the only problem caused by outsourcing. The real solution is to put an end to it.