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Council recommissions youth services mutual in £10m deal

1 min read Youth Work
Devon County Council has recommissioned a public sector mutual to run its youth services in a deal that could exceed £10m over the next five years.
Melanie Walker is chair of the mutual’s board of trustees. Picture: Devon Partnerships NHS Trust
Melanie Walker is chair of the mutual’s board of trustees. Picture: Devon Partnerships NHS Trust

Space* Youth Services was first appointed by the council to run its youth services for three years in April 2017. This followed a period of youth club closures and job losses in the county and the transfer of all of the council’s remaining youth service staff to the new organisation.

Following a recommissioning process the mutual has been handed a new contract to start from April next year. This will run for an initial period of three years and could run for a further two years.

The total value of the contract if extended until 2025 is in excess of £10m.

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