The government has told the County Council that it
will need to make savings of £42.8 million
in 2011- 2012.
Cumbria County Council had predicted making
savings of £24.7million on top of the £15million it
had already identified – but now it will have to find
another £3million to make up the total cuts
next year of £42.8million.
Councillor Eddie Martin, 
Leader of Cumbria County Council, said:
“Savings of this magnitude(size) are something the
country has not experienced since World War Two
and will require radical reform(a big change) of what
we do and how we do it. We’re well underway with
our plans to deliver a fundamental
re-engineering(reorganisation) of the way the Council operates.
I would urge everyone to get involved in our ongoing consultation on proposed
savings and the Council’s priorities as we will need to make some difficult decisions
between now and when we deliver a budget in February.”
“I believe that looking after the vulnerable in our
communities, both children and adults, must be our
number one priority – but there are many different
ways of doing this. I would welcome the views of
the public and I would encourage them to get
involved.”
You can tell Eddie Martin what you think about the
budget plans and fill in an on line
questionnaire here…
http://cumbriacc.ning.com/forum/topics/changes-to-grants-whats-your
However, we think the web page is not very easy to
understand and certainly not accessible for people
with learning difficulties.
Councillor James Airey Cumbria County Council’s
Cabinet member responsible for adult social care
has promised to find a way for people with learning
difficulties to be better involved in the talks about
the budget plans.