
The government has announced an extra £1.7m to support the creation of new public service mutuals or the further development of existing ones. Mutuals are organisations that have moved out of the public sector but continue to deliver their services with more autonomy. With a number of youth services already spinning out, there are five key benefits and considerations for others to do the same.
1. Take back control
With funding for youth and children's services reducing every year, most in-house teams supporting young people are feeling the pain and fatigue of austerity. Spinning out into a public service mutual isn't a cure-all, but will allow you to grab back some influence over your own destiny. Yes, you are exchanging one set of risks for another, but at least you can identify them for what they are and have far greater freedom to mitigate against them.
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