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CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET CONSULTATION 2015

 
AWICS is based in Appleby-in-Westmorland that is part of the Cumbria County Council area.
 
Cunbria County Council launched its consultation on its 2015/16 budget on 23rd October 2014. The closing date for responses was 20th January 2015.
 
The County Council describes the context in which it is setting this budget as follows:
  • Between 2011 and 2014 they have had to identify savings of £130million.
  • By 2018 they will need to make a further £83million of savings
  • By 2018 their overall spend will have been cut by £213million or roughly a quarter.
  • At one point the council employed over 10,000 people (excluding schools). Today they employ 7,000 people and by 2018 this will drop to 5,200.
  • That means that in three years, 1,800 people who are employed with them today will have left the council.
  • By 2018, they will have virtually halved the size of the County Council.
The consultation information that they have posted on their website can be found at: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/budgetconsultation/
 
Adrian Waite has responded to the consultation in his capacity as a resident of the county and the Managing Director of AWICS. His response covers:
  • Council Tax
  • Proposals for Savings
  • Finding new ways of working
  • Local Government structure
  • Financial strategy
A copy of Adrian's response can be freely downloaded from HERE 
 
The budget will go before councillors at Cabinet on the 5 February, 2015 and then before Full Council on 19 February, 2015 for approval.

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