Last month the Government rolled out some of its biggest hitters, including the Prime Minister, to set out its vision of how the public, private and voluntary sectors can work together to deliver public services (YPN, 28 June-4 July, p5).
The voluntary youth sector, in common with other parts of the third sector, has welcomed the announcements, but behind the scenes some concerns remain.
Can the voluntary sector take over the delivery of public services from statutory organisations? And will it be given the resources to do so, or is this just another way for central government to cut costs?
The announcements were made at the Future Service Network's Three Sectors summit, and in his speech Ed Miliband, the Cabinet Office minister for the third sector, seemed to anticipate a lot of these worries. "The Government must never abdicate our responsibilities to adequately fund services by transferring responsibility to you," he told delegates.
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