About 600 workers are being shifted to a new firm created by four local councils in a plan to share services and operational costs.
Publica Ltd will be owned by Cheltenham, Forest of Dean, Cotswold and West Oxfordshire councils.
Cabinet member at West Oxfordshire, Colin Dingwall, said: “The company can start to sell its services to other councils so we can create income.”
Critics of the new firm say it lacks transparency and accountability.
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