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    The big problem DT1 are costs. Governmental and Local Authority bodies have far higher on-costs than private companies. A council is incapable of making money from the sale of beer!!!

    The competition of contracting for specified levels of service is highly cost effective and in these times of rising costs the last thing the public would want are 20% hikes in Council Tax on top of the increases already being instigated.

    The 'client' body that awards the contract also has an ultimate weapon to use against any contractor that does not fulfill the contract, it can take it away, re-tendering and whats more fine them for failing to achieve standards. Where you are employing staff yourself, as a local authority, you are tied in with complex HR issues and if your managers/staff are no good it is not so easy to just get rid of them.

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