Only after two years winning the contract to manage the council’s leisure services, Serco have announced it will be selling it. According to a recent article Labour Councillor Martin Lee has expressed his concerns as to who will be the winning bidder. However, a process has been put in place and discussions with Mansfield District Leisure Trust and Mansfield District Council will follow.

Coun Philip Shields, Portfolio Holder for the Environment at Mansfield District Council believes this will not have an impact on the service delivery.

This comes after the decision by Serco to concentrate on providing services to Governments core sectors; Justice & Immigration, Defence, Transport, Citizen Services (public sector BPO) and Healthcare.

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