Helena Ifeka

Barrister, Cloisters

Helena has a busy practice, mainly in employment law, personal injury and public law. She is a strong trial advocate who in the past year has appeared in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (on her own) as well as the Central Arbitration Committee.

Helena worked as a Legal Officer for the Baptist Union for one year while completing her BPTC, where she advised on property and trust law, GDPR, and assisted in preparation for the IICSA enquiry into child protection in religious organisations.

Before retraining in law, for twelve years, Helena ran business transformation programmes and worked as an IT and management consultant at C-level for clients in the private and public sectors.

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The 'best value' dimension to outsourcing

Practice Notes

Certain public authorities are under a duty to secure continuous improvement in the way in which their functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. This duty includes the duty to consult, and the duty to have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. This Practice Note explains how the duty is relevant to an authority, and specifically who it applies to. It then discusses the three key elements of the best value duty, highlighting what is required under each one. The note concludes with enforcement methods and the implications on outsourcing.

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