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Where will the so-called "efficiency proposals" fall? Each "efficiency" shows the estimated saving in each of three financial years. The following is a list (with interpretations where possible) of a few of the, mostly, larger ones. "Reductions in long term care cohort following targeted interventions |
2010/11 150,000 |
2011/12 300,000 |
2012/13 550,000 |
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"Children and Family Services - Restructure to reflect new service |
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configuration." ( affects many disadvantaged children) |
90,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
"Fishing Heritage Centre - opening hours to reflect customer demands." (It |
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means closing on Mondays and reductions in staff) |
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30,000 |
30,000 |
"Review of bad debt provision budget to reflect improved debt recovery." |
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(Hardly a new issue - have debts been collected inefficiently in the past) |
200,000 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
"Care Matters - Review of grant and interventions." (Looked after children) |
40,000 |
40,000 |
80,000 |
"Reinvestment in prevention and wellbeing services by managing demand |
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through Fairer Access to Care criteria" (What on earth does this mean?) |
- |
1850,000 |
3700,000 |
"Waste Collection Service efficiencies." (?) |
190,000 |
25,000 |
100,000 |
"Development of Integrated and Targeted Youth Support Services in North East |
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Lincolnshire (IYSS)." |
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100,000 |
"Realign fostering allowance budget to reflect new service configuration." (Nice |
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use of jargon to disguise cuts). |
80,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
"Miscellaneous Expenses - reduced support to equality work and improvement |
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activities." |
28,000 |
28,000 |
28,000 |
"Reduce Library materials spending." (money spent on books) |
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80,000 |
80,000 |
| N.B. Overall there will be a number of job losses | |||
| We may be talking of a total of the order of 29/30. | |||
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