Workers from the LSC, which will be dissolved as part of the changes,are currently being redeployed to councils. Former LSC staff look set tofill 80 per cent of 16 to 19 posts in councils, but local authoritieswill need to recruit new workers for the remaining 20 per cent.
Nonetheless, this represents a major turnaround since the start of theyear, when 93 per cent of LSC staff expressed reluctance to a counciltransfer in a union survey.
Where there are vacancies, the YPLA, one of three quangos set up toreplace the LSC, will provide staff to fill the posts temporarily.
It is unknown how many of its staff will be deployed to localauthorities, because the vacancy rate will vary in each area, althoughrural councils are likely to need the most support.
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