Essex bosses pledge to save £400 million in radical new project (From Echo)
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Essex bosses pledge to save £400 million in radical new project
2:00pm Wednesday 31st October 2012 in News
A RADICAL new project intended to save Essex taxpayers £400 million has been launched.
The public authorities charged with serving Essex’s residents say too often they waste money by failing to work together.
Bosses have identified six issues - skills, growth, domestic abuse, reoffending, health and problem families - where they will pool resources and improve services.
The result is the Whole Essex Community Budgets pilot, a partnership between Essex County Council, districts including Colchester and Basildon, Southend and Thurrock Councils.
Also involved are health, police and criminal justice and other local and community groups.
See Thursday's newspaper for the full story.
Comments(5)
romantic
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3:08pm Wed 31 Oct 12
The problem is this: the people who need to co-ordinate this efficiency process are part of the cause of the problem. So it will result in less people on the ground actually doing the things which need to be done, with pretty much the same number of people in the management structure above them. They say if you´re at the table, you´re not on the menu. And of course none of the people in that bloated hierarchy is going to say that their own role is unnecessary.
I would rather they try to save 4 million in a realistic way than come up with a ludicrous figure of 400 million per year.
USAbloke
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4:10pm Wed 31 Oct 12
alimac69
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4:15pm Wed 31 Oct 12
perini
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4:27pm Wed 31 Oct 12
Olivia2847 says...
2:28pm Wed 31 Oct 12