UNISON members and Barnet residents will take part in a mass lobby of their councillors in the north London borough tomorrow, as part of their campaign to keep vital public services in house.
Acting as part of the Barnet alliance for public services, members will visit their councillors to ask them to find out more about the One Barnet project. That would see Barnet becoming an outsourcing council, transferring services and staff to private companies in deals worth around £2bn.
The lobby follows the publication of a report by the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) that reveals the risks the council faces by outsourcing on such a large scale.
Barnet UNISON branch secretary John Burgess says: “Barnet residents want to know why the council has not carried out an in-house bid.
“We’re also urging the council cabinet and leader to meet with UNISON and APSE to discuss project risks and the possibility of an in-house bid.”