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Suffolk U-turn on Outsourcing Threatens Chief Executive

6 May 2011 12:00 AM | Anonymous

The chief executive of Suffolk county council may be forced to resign her position after the council's U-turn over outsourcing all of its services and becoming a "virtual council".

Andrea Hill has faced a number of controversies since her appointment in 2008, including the size of her salary and spending, but sources say that her association with the policy that would have seen Suffolk floating services including waste disposal and care homes to the private sector, social enterprises and charities, have left her in "an untenable position".

The "virtual council" policy was intended to help the council make £42.5m in savings over the next 12 months but plans to cut school crossing patrols – saving £174,000 – close libraries and scrap half-price travel for young people, has met with wide public opposition and triggered the Tory backbench revolt.

Council employees – who number 28,000 – have also said the plans would put many jobs at risk.

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