Headlines, PublicNet: 7 December, 2011
Local government will shrink by a quarter by 2015. Advice on how to manage shrinkage has come from the Audit Commission working with the Local Government Association.
Planned budget cuts mean that councils need to reduce their workforce costs substantially while still providing much needed services. This joint report ‘Work in progress: meeting local needs with lower workforce costs’ is aimed at councils as employers, it shows how local authorities across England are reducing their workforce costs, with some finding creative solutions.