Bing
You miss the point. A public service, and a popular and successful one at that, is being replaced by a private one. Directors' bonuses and shareholders' dividends will suddenly become part of SAR and that is something that a lot of hard up taxpayers have difficulty with in this day and age. For these payments to be justified, the new service has to prove to those who will be holding it to account that it has adequately replaced the capability of the previous providers. This can't be done simply with rescue statistics, line checks and KPIs. Experienced operators need to be able to independently evaluate what the front line is capable of and where it is falling short.
QHI
The contractor will be responsible for maintaining these standards. Surely that's enough?
Er, no. Self-policing will just not be acceptable for the taxpayer.