Local authorities face many challenges in operating leisure centres and providing leisure services in ways which best meet their corporate objectives and policies for healthy living and community involvement and sustainability.
We are experienced in the establishment of leisure services trusts, in leisure services joint ventures and in the negotiation of outsourcing contracts to specialist private sector providers.
Every case is different and we are sensitive to the special needs and requirements of individual communities, districts and their local authority.
We recognise the critical importance of value for money and affordability. In the long term any arrangement must also prove to be robust and sustainable. The contracting out of leisure services franchises in return for private sector investment can be notoriously difficult and can lead to disappointments on both sides.
We are familiar with the contracting regimes, the key public law issues and good practice which, in the case of leisure trusts, the Charity Commission will be swift to defend.
