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For example, there are IT functions that should not be exposed as services.

例如，有些IT功能不应该作为服务公开。

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However, they should be true functions, not simply arbitrary methods.

不过必须是真正的函数，而不是随意的方法。

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With fewer councils there should be fewer back-office functions and therefore more money for the frontline, so the argument goes.

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Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris suggested religious organisations carrying out public welfare functions should be gradually replaced with "secular-governed" agencies.

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Do we think all these functions should be done by the state, in this case by fully-trained warranted police officers?

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