LGC research of 267 councils has revealed an expected 17% fall of directly employed workforce by 2020. The results of the research showed a rise in the number of councils that intended to outsource more services in the future, from 10% 2013 to 51% this year. The number of councils which believed they were moving towards a “commissioning council” rose from 33% in 2013 to 58% this year.

Graeme McDonald, director of Solace, told LGC: “Undoubtedly there are already far fewer people working in councils, and things are not getting any easier. The true test will be whether the sector is able to manage its own destiny.”

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