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An online application for youth workers that is expected to save up to £100,000 a year has been launched by Surrey County Council. The technology was developed by the council’s IT team for BlackBerry’s Playbook tablet computer and Torch smartphone in what is believed to be the first technology initiative of its kind in the … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has signed off plans to keep nearly £31 million of spending local. A pool of around 130 Surrey firms will be created to do small-scale building repair and improvement work worth £7.7m annually over the next four years*. The businesses will also get the chance to win a share of a further … Continue reading
Sharing premises with other local authorities has helped Surrey County Council save local taxpayers nearly £3.5 million. Basing staff in joint rather than separate council offices in the same towns has contributed most of the £3.4m savings on public buildings. The approach, which has seen adult social care staff move into borough and district premises, … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has saved local taxpayers nearly £140 a minute by driving harder bargains. Doing better deals with the likes of IT and bus firms saw the council save £2m in the first six weeks of this financial year. The sum equates to £8,300 an hour or £139 a minute during that period*. In … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has sliced £1.6 million from its pay bill as part of a drive to ensure it provides maximum value for money. The savings – made in less than a year* – were brought about through staff restructuring, pay restraint and more efficient working practices. Workforce reductions were achieved by not replacing staff … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has set up an investment fund that will unlock savings of more than £37 million. The council estimates that its £9 million investment fund will generate more than four times as much in savings for local taxpayers by 2017. Under the ‘invest to save’ scheme, services bid for money to get projects … Continue reading
Surrey County Council expects to save up to £300,000 after launching a new system to conduct CRB checks. Completing background checks online instead of on paper forms means waiting times for results have been cut to just a few days. Under the previous paper system, it could take up to six weeks for a check … Continue reading
Surrey County Council will save more than its target of nearly £60 million this year, figures reveal. Annual figures are expected to show the council has hit the savings target it set out to reach at the start of 2011/12 and saved an additional £4.1m when the financial year ends today. Saving £63.1m is equivalent … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is delivering on a commitment to ensure 60% of its spending on goods and services is with local businesses. The council’s Cabinet has agreed to create a pool of more than 30 local firms it will call on to carry out work on buildings. A panel is being drawn up by the … Continue reading
Surrey is defying the downturn according to research by Barclays that revealed the county has more start-up businesses with big turnovers than anywhere outside London. The Barclays figures show around one in seven Surrey companies that started up in the past three years are turning over more than £100,000 annually, compared to the national average … Continue reading
Surrey County Council leader David Hodge was interviewed today on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about declining the Coalition’s council tax freeze to save the county from a financial black hole.
Leader David Hodge appeared on national television today to explain why Surrey County Council declined the Coalition’s council tax freeze. The freeze was turned down to save the authority from a financial black hole. An interview with Mr Hodge was broadcast on BBC Two’s Daily Politics show and it also appeared on the national section … Continue reading
Surrey County Council today confirmed it was declining the Coalition’s council tax freeze. At a meeting of the Full Council it was agreed to increase council tax by 2.99% in April Surrey leader David Hodge’s speech at Full Council: Madam Chairman and Members: As I’m sure many of you will know, today marks … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet today approved a plan to reject the Coalition’s council tax freeze. The Cabinet agreed a proposal to increase council tax by 2.99% in April. Its recommendation will go forward to a meeting of Surrey’s Full Council on Tuesday 7 February where a final decision will be taken.
David Hodge was today interviewed by BBC Surrey’s Nick Wallis about the county’s council tax plans. This afternoon Surrey County Council’s Cabinet will discuss a proposal to decline the Coalition’s freeze. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
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