Herefordshire Council accused of 'power grab' over children services takeover
Children and families cabinet member Felicity Norman will have the final say on whether the commissioned services currently provided by HOPE are run by Herefordshire Council. BROMYARD councillors have blasted Herefordshire Council for planning a ‘power grab’ to integrate children services which are independently run in the town. The county council is looking to integrate the commissioned early help children’s centre service for the Bromyard area with their existing in-house provision from 2021. The contract is worth £25,000 per year and the services are currently provided by com...
Source: ledburyreporter.co.uk