But senior management has warned there is a risk to recouping it because of Covid-19. The council needs to make £40 million in cuts over the next three years. The second round of cuts proposals worth £15.1 million have been going around scrutiny committees in the past few weeks, added to the first round of more than £26 million approved by mayor and cabinet in December. The total cuts planned for next year are £28 million, which include £10 million being used to address a recurring overspend in the budget. Kathy Freeman, executive director for corporate resources, presented the cuts to the public accounts committee on Tuesday (February 2).
But senior management has warned there is a risk to recouping it because of Covid-19. The council needs to make £40 million in cuts over the next three years. The second round of cuts proposals worth £15.1 million have been going around scrutiny committees in the past few weeks, added to the first round of more than £26 million approved by mayor and cabinet in December. The total cuts planned for next year are £28 million, which include £10 million being used to address a recurring overspend in the budget. Kathy Freeman, executive director for corporate resources, presented the cuts to the public accounts committee on Tuesday (February 2).
Town Hall In Catford
Lewisham Council has opened a new rapid testing site for critical workers without Covid-19 symptoms. The site at the Civic Suite in Catford is offering rapid, lateral flow tests and is open to Lewisham residents working in a critical role who are unable to work from home. Residents can also book a test if they live in the same household or are in a support bubble with a critical worker. The site is also testing children of critical workers, vulnerable children, and young people and children attending alternative provisions and special schools. Rapid tests are only open to children over the age of 11.
Town Hall In Catford
Lewisham Council has opened a new rapid testing site for critical workers without Covid-19 symptoms. The site at the Civic Suite in Catford is offering rapid, lateral flow tests and is open to Lewisham residents working in a critical role who are unable to work from home. Residents can also book a test if they live in the same household or are in a support bubble with a critical worker. The site is also testing children of critical workers, vulnerable children, and young people and children attending alternative provisions and special schools. Rapid tests are only open to children over the age of 11.
The new proposals have less than a month for consultation and scrutiny before final decisions are made in February. Some cuts in the second round are more clear than others when it comes to job losses – in some instances redundancies will be guaranteed if the proposals are approved, and in others people could lose their jobs if savings are not achieved via other routes. Services where people will be made redundant if plans are approved include the housing needs service (10 to 15), the youth offending service, environmental services, and business support for education. Jobs are also at risk in legal, governance, and election services, with plans to bring teams together, and also in library services.