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PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT VITAL TO BREAKING WELFARE DEPENDENCY

31/07/07 | 15:56

BCC Head of Policy Natalie Evans said:

“It is disappointing that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is backing away from proposals that were genuinely radical. The success of the Government’s proposals will be judged on claimants staying in employment and not returning to economically inactive status. This will mean creating a system that is not just focused on finding a claimant employment, but ensuring that they have the skills and the work ethic to keep them in that job. The private sector is far better placed to deliver outcome based services of this kind, which are sensitive to the needs of local employers.

“The Government is right to make a start in tackling the dependency culture, but it needs to be bold and needs to involve business if we are to find a long term solution to a problem that is polarising our society”.

ENDS

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

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