Despite their size and supposed economies of scale, LEA’s are not necessarily the lowest cost option. In our 2007 survey of over 2,000 schools the average charge per employee per period was £3.95. The all inclusive rate from outsourced providers is often significantly lower than this.

Our research also highlighted a number of strange
methods of charging, including costing based on
number of pupils, none of which should relate to the job in hand - processing the number of employes you have.