Motion by Councillor Liz Brighouse
“This Council is concerned that Local Government in general and Oxfordshire in particular may have to make further cuts in staff and services for the most vulnerable people as result of an emergency Spending Review which is required to fund Brexit.
The Leader is asked to write to the PM and Chancellor:
· Expressing the Councils deep concern about the impact of further cuts and in particular the impact of a one year ad hoc Spending Review.
· Telling them of the Transition Program which Oxfordshire has funded in order to ensure future stability and of the Innovative Partnership which has been established to make Service Delivery more efficient and effective.
· That this work undertaken by Oxfordshire could be seriously damaged given that Local Government has already suffered crippling austerity cuts and now needs stability.”
Decision:
With the consent of Council, Cllr Brighouse moved her motion, amended at the suggestion of Councillor Reeves as set out in bold italics and strikethrough below:
“This Council is concerned that Local Government in
general and Oxfordshire in particular
may have to make further cuts in staff and services for the
most vulnerable people as a result of an emergency Spending Review.
which is required to fund Brexit.
The Leader is asked to write to the PM and Chancellor:
· Expressing the Council’s deep concern about the impact of further cuts and in particular the impact of a one-year ad hoc Spending Review.
·
Telling them of the Transitionformation Programme which Oxfordshire has funded
in order to ensure future stability and of the Innovative
Partnership which has been established to make Service Delivery
more efficient and effective.
·
That this work undertaken by Oxfordshire could be
seriously damaged given that Local Government now needs stability. has already suffered crippling
austerity cuts and now needs stability.”
The motion as amended was carried by 57 votes to 0 (unanimously).
RESOLVED:
“This Council is concerned that Local Government in general and Oxfordshire in particular may have to make further cuts in staff and services for the most vulnerable people as a result of an emergency Spending Review.
The Leader is asked to write to the PM and Chancellor:
· Expressing the Council’s deep concern about the impact of further cuts and in particular the impact of a one-year ad hoc Spending Review.
· Telling them of the Transformation Programme which Oxfordshire has funded in order to ensure future stability and of the Innovative Partnership which has been established to make Service Delivery more efficient and effective.
·
That this work undertaken by Oxfordshire could be
seriously damaged given that Local Government now needs
stability.”
Minutes:
With the consent of Council, Cllr Brighouse moved and Councillor Phillips seconded a motion, amended at the suggestion of Councillor Reeves as set out in bold italics and strikethrough below:
“This Council is concerned that Local Government in
general and Oxfordshire in particular
may have to make further cuts in staff and services for the
most vulnerable people as a result of an emergency Spending Review.
which is required to fund Brexit.
The Leader is asked to write to the PM and Chancellor:
· Expressing the Council’s deep concern about the impact of further cuts and in particular the impact of a one-year ad hoc Spending Review.
·
Telling them of the Transitionformation Programme which Oxfordshire has funded
in order to ensure future stability and of the Innovative
Partnership which has been established to make Service Delivery
more efficient and effective.
·
That this work undertaken by Oxfordshire could be
seriously damaged given that Local Government now needs stability. has already suffered crippling
austerity cuts and now needs stability.”
Following debate, the motion as amended was carried by 57 votes to 0 (unanimously).
RESOLVED:
“This Council is concerned that Local Government in general and Oxfordshire in particular may have to make further cuts in staff and services for the most vulnerable people as a result of an emergency Spending Review.
The Leader is asked to write to the PM and Chancellor:
· Expressing the Council’s deep concern about the impact of further cuts and in particular the impact of a one-year ad hoc Spending Review.
· Telling them of the Transformation Programme which Oxfordshire has funded in order to ensure future stability and of the Innovative Partnership which has been established to make Service Delivery more efficient and effective.
·
That this work undertaken by Oxfordshire could be
seriously damaged given that Local Government now needs
stability.”