Manchester City Council have announced their 2015-17 'budget options' and their proposed plans. With a further £59m to cut from their budget in 2015/16, they've got their work cut out for them and, unsurprisingly, a huge number of valuable services are facing extensive cuts. We all know that this will have a devastating effect on the sector, as community and voluntary services aren't going to fare well; you can see their proposal for cuts here:
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/7027/councils_2015-17_budget_options_published
Now, there's no denying that this is a pretty bleak picture and there's limited action to be taken, but the Council have announced that they'll be holding a consultation process for people to comment on the changes being made. The timeline for that is published here: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200110/budgets_and_spending/6729/the_consultation_process
It seems unclear whether they will invite feedback from organisations, or only individual residents, but if the former, would you want the Alliance to co-ordinate a response, as we are doing for the Work & Pensions Committee? Let us know your thoughts...comment below.
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