Trade unions | Running with Scissors | Spending cuts in children's services in Birmingham

Interview with John Cotton, cabinet member for social cohesion

We talked to Cllr John Cotton about spending cuts in children’s services. This is the result.

Labour and Conservatives. What’s their approach to children’s services?

We analysed manifestos and most important policies of the two largest British parties and these are the main differences we spotted.

Birmingham children’s services staff cut by a third since 2010

In 2010 there were more than 9500 people working at Birmingham children’s services. Three years later that figure was reduced to 6500 employees.

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Cuts in children’s centres won’t affect the frontline services

Birmingham children’s centres are facing a budget reduction of £3m this year but the frontline services will remain untouched as most of the cust will be made in through efficiencies and management reorganisations.

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Birmingham children’s services staff cut by a third since 2010

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A FOI request by Running with Scissors showed that since 2010, when the cuts agenda began, the number of people working at children’s services (without schools) was slashed by a third. Three years ago the headcount was listed as 9610 employees but nowadays, in 2013, there are 3000 workers less. This staff reduction is not based just…