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Manchester council to proceed with controversial plans to axe its school catering service

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direct to your inboxManchester council will proceed with plans to axe its ‘declining’ schools catering service next year despite concerns from councillors and trade unions.Around 430 people - mostly women on low incomes - are employed by Manchester Fayre across a third of the city’s schools.More schools are opting out of the council-run service every year as they want a greater control over pricing and the type of food provided to its pupils.With a dwindling client base and a potential £1m bill to keep it running next year, the council has stressed that schools are legally responsible for providing meals - not the local authority.Council leader Sir Richard Leese told his executive last week that the town hall would be unable to subsidise.

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