The company, which holds contracts for work in sectors including local government, defence, transport, science and the private sector, is part of a bid to provide the programme in partnership with the National Youth Agency, UK Youth, Catch 22 and volunteering charity V.
There are concerns that should the bid be successful, it could place smaller youth service providers under financial pressure.
Linda Jack, member of the Liberal Democrat federal policy committee for education, described it as a “worrying development” and said she fears there could be “real problems” if Serco stand to make a profit out of the work.
This, she says, could lead to “cherry-picking” if financial gain can be made from pursuing certain aspects of work with young people over others.
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