![]() ![]() Over the last few years Northampton Borough, Daventry District and South Northamptonshire have been working together to plan the future of west Northamptonshire.Reduce the amount of funding Northampton Borough Council contributes towards the running of the West Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit as the main work of the Unit is coming to an end The council spends an estimated £500,000 a year on information advice on internally provided services and invests nearly £800,000 in grant funding of a range of services, including about £120,000 which is targeted at information and adviceīack to top Reduction in JPU contribution This budget proposal aims to deliver an improved service that costs council taxpayers less.An initial desk top analysis of the service currently provided indicates significant scope for improvement through greater clarity of purpose, elimination of inefficiencies, process re-design, changing from grant funding to commissioning and the removal of duplication.It also grant funds information and advice from a number of organisations in the public and voluntary sector The council directly provides information and advice services.To improve the way both internally and externally funded information and advice is delivered to those who need this type of support, in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these services and remove wasteful duplication Background The amount of money spent on senior managers in recent years has been:īack to top Review of information and advice services.In 2013, the council also entered in to a shared service arrangement, where back office functions such as HR and finance were shared with other authorities through LGSS.As a result, total pay and remuneration for senior managers has fallen from £1.68 million to around £850,000 in 2014/15, a reduction of about £850,000 or around 50%.Since 2010/11, the number of senior managers has been cut from 21 to 10 as a result of work to streamline the organisation and create efficiencies.The cost of senior management at Northampton Borough Council has reduced by 50% in the three years under the current administration.The remaining £0.2 million relates to the review of information and advice services. An additional £1.1 million will be achieved through restructuring departments, freezing vacant posts and other service reviews. £1.2 million of the £2.5million comes from the implementation of new terms and conditions for staff, which were agreed in the last budget round. To reduce staff and other costs at Northampton Borough Council in order to save £2.5million. Further Northampton Enterprise Zone investment.Extension to 'pay on exit' car parking scheme.Review of information and advice services.
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