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100 Days that Shook the Public Sector

Briefing from CIPFA Networks

August 2010


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100 DAYS THAT SHOOK THE PUBL IC SECTOR

CONTENTS

Page

Introduction 3

Table 1 - Announcements by the Coalition Government that affect local public services, by month 4

Table 2 - Announcements by the Coalition Government that affect local public services, by sector 11


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INTRODUCTION

The Coalition Government has made many announcements on public services and finances in its first 100 days of office. We thought it would be usefulfor our subscribers to produce an easy-to-read briefing on some of the major policy announcements and publications so far which have implications forlocally delivered public services.

The briefing comprises of two easy, at-a-glance tables showing each major policy announcement and publication, who delivered it, the key points andwho will be affected by it. Table 1 gives the information broken down by month. Table 2 gives the information broken down by sector.

We have included announcements that affect the following services: all public sector local authorities police forces and authorities schools, colleges and early years health fire and rescue authorities criminal justice agencies.

Most of the announcements relate only to England, except those that affect all of the public sector, which also apply to Scotland and Wales. Theannouncements that relate to policing apply to England and Wales. Some of the local government announcements involve discussions with the WelshAssembly Government, for their possible application to Wales.

We hope that you will find this briefing useful. We will of course keep you updated on the progress of the Coalition Governments agenda via our events,publications, e-newsletters, website and e-mail alerts.

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Table 1 Announcements by the Coalition Government that affect local public services

Date Announcement/Publication

Who by? Key points Who affected?

MAY

17.5.10 Office for BudgetResponsibility (OBR)established

HM Treasury Announced in May and terms of reference set out on 8 June Interim OBR to make an independent assessment of public finances

for the emergency budget OBR will then be placed on a statutory footing

All public sector

18.5.10 Launch ofBigSociety programme

Prime Ministerand DeputyPrime Minister

Giving communities more say over planning and saving local services Creating community organisers and encouraging volunteering Piloting a new National Citizen Service Supporting mutuals, cooperatives, charities and social enterprises and

giving them greater involvement in running public services Funds from dormant back accounts to form Big SocietyBank Introducing a right to data to increase access to government data Introducing a power of competence for local authorities

All public sector

20.5.10 The Coalition: our

programme forGovernment

Prime Minister

and DeputyPrime Minister

Five year policy programme covering all aspects of government Includes chapters on communities and local government, crime and

policing, deficit reduction, transparency, health, schools and politicalreform (including the Calman Commission and West Lothian question)

All public sector

20.5.10 Reform of social care Dept of Health Setting up independent commission on long-term care to report withina year

Breaking down barriers between health and social care funding Extending roll-out of personal budgets to older and disabled people Increasing direct payments to carers

NHS,Local authorities

24.5.10 6.2 bn of savings in

2010/11

HM Treasury Details of departmental cuts to be made in this financial year including: 670m from Dept for Education 780m from Communities and Local Government (CLG) 405m from CLG Local Government 367m from Home Office Schools, Surestart and education for 16-19 spending protected 500m of the 6.2bn savings to be used for growth and create a

fairer society

All public sector


5/23


Date Announcement/

Publication


25.5.10 Queens Speech Her Majestythe Queen

22 new bills announced. Those relevant to local public services include: Academies Bill Decentralisation and Localism Bill Energy and Green Economy Bill Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill Health Bill Local Government Bill Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Public Bodies Bill Scotland Bill Terrorist Asset Freezing Bill Welfare Reform Bill

All public sector

26.5.10 Academies Bill andprogramme

Dept forEducation

Academies Bill introduced into House of Lords All schools invited to become academies Schools,Local authorities

26.5.10 Unitary Councilsstopped

CLG Unitary Councils in Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk stopped Local Government Bill introduced into House of Commons Local authorities

31.5.10 Transparency Prime Minister COINS data to be published June 2010 Central government spending to be published if over set limits New items of council spending over 500 to be published from

January 2011 New local government contracts and tender documents over 500 to

be published from January 2011 Local crime data to be published from January 2011

Centralgovernment,

Civil service,Local authorities,Police forces

JUNE

8.6.10 Spending ReviewFramework

HM Treasury Framework set out for how the spending review will work Timetable of actions leading up to publication on 20.10.10 All public sector

10.6.10 Details of 2010/11savings for CLG

CLG Local government asked to save 1.166bn but no authority will have acut of more than 2% of revenue budget Reductions made up of area based grant from Department for

Education and various capital and revenue grants from Department forTransport, Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Home Officeand CLG

Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


17.6.10 Powers to manageshared homes

CLG Councils being given more flexibility to manage the number of Housesof Multiple Occupation in their area by choosing areas where landlordsneed to submit planning applications

Local authorities

17.6.10 Abolition of regionalleaders boards

CLG Abolition of regional local authorities regional leaders boards Local authorities18.6.10 Free Schools Dept for

Education Teachers, charities and parents to be allowed to set up free schools

proposal form published A wider range of sites to be allowed without need for change of use

consent Guidelines to be updated with presumption in favour of new schools Reallocating 50m to create a Standards & Diversity Fund

Schools,Local authorities

22.6.10 Emergency Budget HM Treasury On average departmental cuts of 25% in real terms over 4 years Spending review date set of 20 October Confirmed a council tax freeze in England for 2011/12 with an option

to extend it to 2012/13 NHS and overseas aid protected Public sector pay frozen for 2 years except for a 250 increase for

those earning less than 21000 Review of senior managers pay across public sector Commission on public sector pensions established Reforms to housing benefit (uplifts to be based on Consumer Price

Index), assessments for disability living allowance, freezing of childbenefit, changes to tax credits

All public sector

24.6.10 Freedoms for schoolsand colleges

Dept forEducation

Schools and colleges allowed to choose diploma lines Ending routine Oftsed inspections of outstanding 6th forms Plans to introduce in year adjustments stopped

Schools,6th form colleges

25.6.10 End of CAA and Use

of Resources

CLG Immediate abolition ofComprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)andthe Use of Resources Assessment

Inspections will continue where public welfare is at risk, such as ofchildrens social services

Local authorities,

Fire and rescueauthorities,Police forces, PCTs

29.6.10 Local EnterprisePartnerships toreplace RegionalDevelopmentAgencies

Deputy PrimeMinister,BusinessSecretary

Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to replace Regional DevelopmentAgencies (RDAs)

LEPs will bring together local councils and business 1bn regional growth fund for regions at most risk from cuts to

operate in 2011/12 and 2012/13

Local authorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


29.6.10 Scrapping of singleconfidence targetand policing pledge

HomeSecretary

Single confidence target and policing pledge to be scrapped withimmediate effect

Police forces,Police authorities

30.6.10 Criminal Justicereforms

Ministry ofJustice

To change the approach to sentencing Pay independent organisations by results to reduce re-offending Criminal justicesystem

30.6.10 Your Freedomwebsite launched

Deputy PrimeMinister

Asking for ideas on which laws to cut to restore civil liberties, how tocut business and charity regulations and repeal unnecessary laws

Potentially allpublic sector

JULY5.7.10 Building Schools for

the Future (BSF)programme scrapped

Dept forEducation

Government published a table of BSF projects stopped Government launches a review of all capital investment in schools,

early years, colleges and 6th forms Review to guide spending decisions over spending review period Department reducing End Year Flexibility requirements by 1bn

Schools,Local authorities,Colleges,Early Years

6.7.10 Regional strategieson housebuildingrevoked

CLG Regional strategies and targets for housebuilding revoked withimmediate effect

Local authorities

8.7.10 Draft Structural

Reform Plan

CLG Plan sets out main policies and announcements for CLG with startdates and end dates

Milestones include freezing council tax, veto on council tax increases,phasing out ring-fenced grants, mayors in 12 cities, abolition of CAA,Localism Bill and Local Government Bill etc

Local authorities

12.7.10 Equity andExcellence:Liberating the NHS

Dept of Health White paper published on health. Announces: Phasing out of PCTs and Strategic Health Authorities Groups of GPs to be responsible for commissioning care Local government to assume responsibility for public health Shared decision making and more information to patients Choice of provider for patients A new commission to be the voice of patients and public Targets with no clinical justification to be removed All NHS trusts to become or be part of a foundation trust New cancer drug fund from April 2011 NHS to deliver up to 21bn of efficiency savings by 2014 and reduce

management costs by 45% by 2014



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Date Announcement/

Publication


26.7.10 Review of arms-length bodies

Dept of Health Review of arms-length bodies to reduce them from 18 to betweeneight and ten

To deliver savings of over 180m by 2014/15NHS

26.7.10 Regulatinghealthcare providers

Dept of Health Giving more flexibility to foundation trusts including removing incomecap and statutory borrowing limits

Monitor to become economic regulator of NHSNHS

26.7.10 Policing in the 21stCentury

Home Office Consultation paper published on policing. Announces: Abolition of police authorities

Introduction of directly elected crime and police commissioners Police and crime panels to hold commissioners to account Monthly crime information to be published from January 2011 Phasing out of National Policing Improvement Agency A new National Crime Agency to take on functions the Serious

Organised Crime Agency and strengthen border policing More community involvement in policing

Police forces,Police authorities,

Community safetypartners

26.7.10 Obtaining value formoney from policeprocurement

Home Office Consultation paper published on procurement. Consultation paper on joined up approach to procurement Views sought on impact of approach and detail of regulations

Police forces

26.7.10 New pupil premium Dept forEducation

New pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils Additional per pupil funding on top of existing schools funding Schools

27.7.10 Academies Act - Academies Bill receives Royal Assent Schools,Local authorities

27.7.10 Finance Act - Finance Bill (incorporating measures set out in the Emergency Budget)receives Royal Assent

All public sector

28.7.10 New commission onearly intervention

Dept forEducation

Commission to look at which types of early intervention work and howthey can be rolled out across the country

To report in January 2011 with final report May 2011Schools,Local authorities

28.7.10 Regionalmanagement boardsscrapped

CLG Regional management boards for fire and rescue authorities scrapped No intervention if national framework not strictly adhered to Fire and rescueauthorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


30.7.10 Local referendums toveto excessivecouncil tax rises

CLG Technical consultation paper Proposes that any council that increases its council tax above a set

ceiling would trigger an automatic referendum of all registeredelectors in their area

Will apply to England, Ministers liaising with Welsh AssemblyGovernment over possible extension to Wales

Local authorities,Police authorities,Fire and RescueAuthorities,

Preceptingauthorities

30.7.10 21st Century Welfare Dept for Workand Pensions

Command paper on reforms to the welfare system A new Universal Credit to combine income related benefits and tax

credits, bring together out of work and in-work benefits and reflectcircumstances Introduction of a single unified taper and conditionality

Local authorities(re. housing and

council taxbenefits)

July 10 The Schools SystemDraft StructuralReform Plan

Dept forEducation

Plan sets out main policies and announcements for Department forEducation with start dates and end dates

Milestones include two education bills, introduction of Academies,white paper on education plans, pupil premium etc


AUGUST

10.8.10 Place survey

scrapped

CLG Survey scrapped with immediate effect Local authorities13.8.10 Abolition of the Audit

CommissionCLG Audit Commissions responsibilities for overseeing and delivering local

inspections and research work to be stopped Audit functions will be moved to the private sector A range of options to be developed for audit practice to be

independent of government and sold or transferred to private sector Councils will be free to appoint own external auditors New audit framework for local health bodies

Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities,Police forces,Police authorities,PCTs,Probationauthorities


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Table 2 Announcements by the Coalition Government that affect loca l public services, by sector

Date Announcement/Publication


ALL P UBLIC SECTOR

17.5.10 Office for BudgetResponsibility(OBR) established

HM Treasury Announced in May and terms of reference set out on 8 June Interim OBR to make an independent assessment of public finances for

the emergency budget

OBR will then be placed on a statutory footing

All public sector

18.5.10 Launch ofBigSociety programme

Prime Ministerand DeputyPrime Minister

Giving communities more say over planning and saving local services Creating community organisers and encouraging volunteering Piloting a new National Citizen Service Supporting mutuals, cooperatives, charities and social enterprises and

giving them greater involvement in running public services Funds from dormant back accounts to form Big SocietyBank Introducing a right to data to increase access to government data Introducing a power of competence for local authorities

All public sector

20.5.10 The Coalition: our

programme forGovernment

Prime Minister

and DeputyPrime Minister

Five year policy programme covering all aspects of government Includes chapters on communities and local government, crime and

policing, deficit reduction, transparency, health, schools and politicalreform (including the Calman Commission and West Lothian question)

All public sector

24.5.10 6.2 bn of savingsin 2010/11

HM Treasury Details of departmental cuts to be made in this financial year including: 670m from Dept for Education 780m from Communities and Local Government (CLG) 405m from CLG Local Government 367m from Home Office Schools, Surestart and education for 16-19 spending protected

500m of the 6.2bn savings to be used for growth and create a fairersociety

All public sector


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Date Announcement/

Publication


25.5.10 Queens Speech Her Majestythe Queen

22 new bills announced. Those relevant to local public services include: Academies Bill Decentralisation and Localism Bill Energy and Green Economy Bill Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill Health Bill Local Government Bill Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Public Bodies Bill Scotland Bill Terrorist Asset Freezing Bill Welfare Reform Bill

All public sector

8.6.10 Spending ReviewFramework

HM Treasury Framework set out for how the spending review will work Timetable of actions leading up to publication on 20.10.10 All public sector

22.6.10 Emergency Budget HM Treasury On average departmental cuts of 25% in real terms over 4 years Spending review date set of 20 October Confirmed a council tax freeze in England for 2011/12 with an option to

extend it to 2012/13

NHS and overseas aid protected Public sector pay frozen for 2 years except for a 250 increase for those

earning less than 21000 Review of senior managers pay across public sector Commission on public sector pensions established Reforms to housing benefit (uplifts to be based on Consumer Price

Index), assessments for disability living allowance, freezing of child

benefit, changes to tax credits

All public sector

30.6.10 Your Freedomwebsite launched

Deputy PrimeMinister

Asking for ideas on which laws to cut to restore civil liberties, how to cutbusiness and charity regulations and repeal unnecessary laws

Potentially allpublic sector

19.7.10 Big SocietyBanklaunched

Prime Minister Big SocietyBank to be established by April 2011 First four Big Society communities announced All public sector

27.7.10 Finance Act - Finance Bill (incorporating measures set out in the Emergency Budget)receives Royal Assent

All public sector


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Date Announcement/

Publication


LOCAL AUTHORITIES

20.5.10 Reform of social

care

Dept of Health Setting up independent commission on long-term care to report within ayear


NHS,

Local authorities

26.5.10 Academies Bill and

programme

Dept for

Education

Academies Bill introduced into House of Lords

All schools invited to become academies

Schools,

Local authorities26.5.10 Unitary Councilsstopped

CLG Unitary Councils in Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk stopped Local Government Bill introduced into House of Commons Local authorities

31.5.10 Transparency Prime Minister COINS data to be published June 2010 Central government spending to be published if over set limits New items of council spending over 500 to be published from January

2011 New local government contracts and tender documents over 500 to be

published from January 2011 Local crime data to be published from January 2011

Centralgovernment,


10.6.10 Details of 2010/11savings for CLG

CLG Local government asked to save 1.166bn but no authority will have acut of more than 2% of revenue budget

Reductions made up of area based grant from Department for Educationand various capital and revenue grants from Department for Transport,Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Home Office andCLG

Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities

17.6.10 Powers to manageshared homes

CLG Councils being given more flexibility to manage the number of Houses ofMultiple Occupation in their area by choosing areas where landlords needto submit planning applications

Local authorities

17.6.10 Abolition ofregional leadersboards

CLG

Abolition of regional local authorities regional leaders boards Local authorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


18.6.10 Free Schools Dept forEducation

Teachers, charities and parents to be allowed to set up free schools proposal form published

A wider range of sites to be allowed without need for change of useconsent

Guidelines to be updated with presumption in favour of new schools Reallocating 50m to create a Standards & Diversity Fund

Schools,Local authorities

25.6.10 End of CAA andUse of Resources

CLG Immediate abolition ofComprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) and theUse of Resources Assessment


Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities,Police forces, PCTs

29.6.10 Local EnterprisePartnerships toreplace RegionalDevelopmentAgencies

Deputy PrimeMinister,BusinessSecretary

Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to replace Regional DevelopmentAgencies (RDAs)

LEPs will bring together local councils and business 1bn regional growth fund for regions at most risk from cuts to operate

in 2011/12 and 2012/13

Local authorities

5.7.10 Building Schoolsfor the Future(BSF) programme

scrapped

Dept forEducation

Government published a table of BSF projects stopped Government launches a review of all capital investment in schools, early

years, colleges and 6th forms

Review to guide spending decisions over spending review period Department reducing End Year Flexibility requirements by 1bn

Schools,Local authorities,Colleges,

Early Years

6.7.10 Regional strategieson housebuildingrevoked

CLG Regional strategies and targets for housebuilding revoked with immediateeffect

Local authorities

8.7.10 Draft StructuralReform Plan

CLG Plan sets out main policies and announcements for CLG with start datesand end dates

Milestones include freezing council tax, veto on council tax increases,phasing out ring-fenced grants, mayors in 12 cities, abolition of CAA,

Localism Bill and Local Government Bill etc

Local authorities

20.7.10 Reducingbureaucracy in 16-19 education

Dept forEducation

Freeing up local authorities to focus on strategic role Scrapping regional and sub-regional planning groups Paying further education colleges, 6th form colleges and other training

providers direct (starting in August)

Local authorities,FE colleges,6th forms


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Date Announcement/

Publication


22.7.10 Plans to abolishRegionalGovernmentOffices

CLG Governments intention in principle to abolish the remaining eightRegional Government Offices

Final decision in Spending Review on 20 OctoberLocal authorities,Partners in LocalArea Agreements

22.7.10 Giving power tolocal people

Dept of Health 2 consultation papers launched: Commissioning for patients Local Democratic Legitimacy in Health They include partnerships led by local authorities and a new voice for

patients, HealthWatch



Home Office Consultation paper published on policing. Announces: Abolition of police authorities Introduction of directly elected crime and police commissioners Police and crime panels to hold commissioners to account, made up of

locally elected councillors and independent members Monthly crime information to be published from January 2011 More community involvement in policing

Police forcesPolice authoritiesCommunity safetypartners

27.7.10 Academies Act - Academies Bill receives Royal Assent Schools,Local authorities

28.7.10 New commissionon earlyintervention

Dept forEducation



30.7.10 Local referendumsto veto excessivecouncil tax rises

CLG Technical consultation paper Proposes that any council that increases its council tax above a set ceiling

would trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in theirarea

Will apply to England, Ministers liaising with Welsh Assembly Governmentover possible extension to Wales

Local authorities,Police authorities,Fire and RescueAuthorities,Preceptingauthorities

30.7.10 21

st

CenturyWelfare Dept for Workand Pensions

Command paper on reforms to the welfare system A new Universal Credit to combine income related benefits and tax

credits, bring together out of work and in-work benefits and reflectcircumstances

Introduction of a single unified taper and conditionality

Local authorities(re. housing andcouncil taxbenefits)


16/23


Date Announcement/

Publication


July 10 The SchoolsSystem DraftStructural ReformPlan

Dept forEducation


Milestones include two education bills, introduction of Academies, whitepaper on education plans, pupil premium etc


10.8.10 Place surveyscrapped

CLG Survey scrapped with immediate effect Local authorities13.8.10 Abolition of the

Audit CommissionCLG Audit Commissions responsibilities for overseeing and delivering local

inspections and research work to be stopped Audit functions will be moved to the private sector A range of options to be developed for audit practice to be independent of

government and sold or transferred to private sector Councils will be free to appoint own external auditors New audit framework for local health bodies

Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities,

Police forces,Police authorities,PCTs,Probationauthorities

POLICE FORCES AND POLICE AUTHORITIES

31.5.10 Transparency Prime Minister COINS data to be published June 2010 Central government spending to be published if over set limits New items of council spending over 500 to be published from January

2011 New local government contracts and tender documents over 500 to be

published from January 2011 Local crime data to be published from January 2011

Centralgovernment,






29.6.10 Scrapping of singleconfidence targetand policing pledge

HomeSecretary

Single confidence target and policing pledge to be scrapped withimmediate effect Police forces,Police authorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


28.7.10 New commissionon earlyintervention

Dept forEducation



July 10 The SchoolsSystem DraftStructural ReformPlan

Dept forEducation


Milestones include two education bills, introduction of Academies, whitepaper on education plans, pupil premium etc


HEALTH

20.5.10 Reform of socialcare

Dept of Health Setting up independent commission on long-term care to report within ayear







12.7.10 Equity andExcellence:Liberating the NHS

Dept forHealth

White paper published on health. Announces: Phasing out of PCTs and Strategic Health Authorities Groups of GPs to be responsible for commissioning care Local authorities to assume responsibility for public health Shared decision making and more information to patients Choice of provider for patients A new commission to be the voice of patients and public Targets with no clinical justification to be removed All NHS trusts to become or be part of a foundation trust New cancer drug fund from April 2011 NHS to deliver up to 21bn of efficiency savings by 2014 and reduce

management costs by 45% by 2014



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Date Announcement/

Publication



Dept of Health Plan sets out main policies and announcements for Department of Healthwith start dates and end dates

Milestones include changes of rights to register with GPs, moreinformation for patients, publication of outcomes framework, Cancer

Drugs Fund, NICE established on firmer basis, GP commissioning,abolition of PCTs etc

NHS

19.7.10 Transparency inoutcomes

Dept of Health Consultation paper published on new framework for patient outcomes NHS22.7.10 Plans to abolish

RegionalGovernmentOffices


Final decision in Spending Review on 20 OctoberLocal authorities,

Partners in LocalArea Agreements

22.7.10 Giving power tolocal people

Dept of Health 2 consultation papers launched: Commissioning for patients Local Democratic Legitimacy in Health They include partnerships led by local authorities and a new voice for

patients, HealthWatch


26.7.10 Review of arms-

length bodies

Dept of Health Review of arms-length bodies to reduce them from 18 to between eightand ten

To deliver savings of over 180m by 2014/15NHS

26.7.10 Regulatinghealthcareproviders

Dept of Health Giving more flexibility to foundation trusts including removing income capand statutory borrowing limits

Monitor to become economic regulator of NHSNHS

13.8.10 Abolition of theAudit Commission

CLG Audit Commissions responsibilities for overseeing and delivering localinspections and research work to be stopped

Audit functions will be moved to the private sector A range of options to be developed for audit practice to be independent of


Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities,Police forces,

Police authorities,PCTs,Probationauthorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITIES

10.6.10 Details of 2010/11

savings for CLG

CLG Local government asked to save 1.166bn but no authority will have acut of more than 2% of revenue budget

Reductions made up of area based grant from Department for Educationand various capital and revenue grants from Department for Transport,Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Home Office andCLG

Local authorities,

Fire and rescueauthorities

25.6.10 End of CAA and

Use of Resources



Local authorities,

Fire and rescueauthorities,Police forces, PCTs

22.7.10 Plans to abolishRegionalGovernmentOffices


Final decision in Spending Review on 20 OctoberLocal authorities,Partners in LocalArea Agreements

28.7.10 Regionalmanagement

boards scrapped

CLG Regional management boards for fire and rescue authorities scrapped No intervention if national framework not strictly adhered to Fire and rescueauthorities

30.7.10 Local referendumsto veto excessivecouncil tax rises

CLG Technical consultation paper Proposes that any council that increases its council tax above a set ceiling

would trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in theirarea

Will apply to England, Ministers liaising with Welsh Assembly Governmentover possible extension to Wales

Local authorities,Police authorities,Fire and RescueAuthorities,Preceptingauthorities


CLG Audit Commissions responsibilities for overseeing and delivering localinspections and research work to be stopped

Audit functions will be moved to the private sector A range of options to be developed for audit practice to be independent of


Local authorities,Fire and rescue

authorities,Police forces,Police authorities,PCTs,Probationauthorities


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Date Announcement/

Publication


CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

30.6.10 Criminal Justice

reforms

Ministry of

Justice

To change the approach to sentencing Pay independent organisations by results to reduce re-offending Criminal justicesystem


Ministry ofJustice

Plan sets out main policies and announcements for Ministry of Justicewith start dates and end dates

Milestones include round table with providers re payment by results,green paper on reoffending and rehabilitation, sentencing data published,consultation on court closures etc

Criminal justicesystem


Home Office Consultation paper published on policing. Announces: Abolition of police authorities Introduction of directly elected crime and police commissioners Police and crime panels to hold commissioners to account Monthly crime information to be published from January 2011 Phasing out of National Policing Improvement Agency A new National Crime Agency to take on functions the Serious Organised

Crime Agency and strengthen border policing More community involvement in policing

Police forcesPolice authoritiesCommunity safetypartners (andProbation)


CLG Audit Commissions responsibilities for overseeing and delivering localinspections and research work to be stopped Audit functions will be moved to the private sector A range of options to be developed for audit practice to be independent of


Local authorities,Fire and rescueauthorities,Police forces,Police authorities,PCTs,Probationauthorities


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Alison Dewhirst

Police AdvisorCIPFA Networks

T 01904 675587M 07769 673927www.cipfanetworks.net

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