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Originally Posted by PeteL
we as a country are broke and borrowing just to stay a float private firms have had to lay people off for various reasons we have to cut costs but still need to maintain value for money to the tax payer, what else do they suggest we do ?
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Put simply, value for money cannot be totally maintained.
LA's are currently exploring and implementing shared services between them and neighbouring LA's. They are cutting discretionary services so that they can focus on the statutory, etc.
Not to mention something called Job Evaluation/Single Status, this has the ability to slash thousands of pounds off a job's wage banding, the result of this is that people will seek alternative jobs, the LA will then have to lower the standards they expect of the person filling that role as they just will not attract the same sort of people at the lower wage.