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Third Sector, 5 July 2006
Mathew Little
The use of third sector organisations in public sector delivery is a form of 'soft privatisation' that could lead to a return to pre-1945 welfare provision, according to the Public and Commercial Services Union.
A Cardiff University report commissioned by the union claims that charities that provide employment services do not have a better record than public sector agencies.
Steve Davies, senior research fellow with Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences, also questions whether there is sufficient capacity in the voluntary sector to deliver key public services.
"If the evidence of third sector superiority is so scant, we have to ask ourselves why the Government is so keen to pursue this avenue," said Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union. "The fear is that this is soft privatisation, with the voluntary sector opening up services for contests that can subsequently be won by the private sector."
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