a4e and charity

http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Governance/article/1105508/kevin-curley-hits-charity-relationships-corporates/

He used the government’s Work Programme, which involves about 300 voluntary organisations, as an example.

"Is this what an independent local voluntary sector should be doing?" said Curley. "Helping G4S and A4e to maximise their profits from welfare-to-work schemes? Do we really want our relationship with the state brokered for us by the private sector?"

Curley also said he was dismayed that the social care charity Turning Point and youth charity Catch22 had formed a consortium with Serco to build and run two new prisons.