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Comprehensive
Spending Review
Ian Gutsell
Head of Strategic Finance
East Sussex County Council
National
• Formula Grant, combined with a number of
specific grants – reduced by 22% by 2014/15
• Heavy front loading into 2011/12
• 2011/12 – Average reduction 9.9%
• 2012/13 – Further reduction 7.8%
• A number of previously specific grants stopped
• Ending of specific grant ring-fencing
• Very challenging financial environment
East Sussex County Council
• 2011/12 Shire County Formula Grant reduction
– 12.6%
• Savings required in 2011/12 - £37m
• Savings over the term of CSR - £100m
• Cuts and changes in specific grants will have a
big impact, especially on Children’s Services
• There will be cuts in some services BUT the
Council retains its priority to maintain help and
support to the most vulnerable individuals
Adult Social Care
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2011/12 ASC budget - £166.686m
2.1% reduction, equating to £3.53m
Savings target £14.229m
Impact of Health funding - £6.9m
ASC is not able to continue to do everything that
it currently does
• Reducing funding levels v increasing demand for
services
Older People Services
• 2011/12 ASC OP budget - £75.9m
• 1.6% reduction on the 2010/11 budget of
£77.2m, equating to £1.3m
• Savings have and will be identified:
– Day-to-day budget realignment and savings
– Strategic reviews of in-house services
– Implementation of commissioning and procurement
strategies
– Working in partnership with providers