The coalition government wants to break local authorities' grip on public services and give a variety of organisations the chance to compete to run them. As part of this, council workers will be able to form employee-owned mutuals and bid for public sector contracts.
To some in the sector, such as Unite's community, youth workers and not-for-profit members, the move is unnecessary. They believe the government should be supporting staff and young people within the public sector better instead. But for others, the mutual model provides an opportunity to maintain services in austere times and develop new ways of working that are more responsive to their communities' needs.
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