Croydon council has outlined a drastic renewal plan that would result in extensive staff job losses and major reductions to services at libraries and childrens centres, in one of the most dramatic cuts programmes ever seen in local government.
The Labour-run council, which in effect declared itself insolvent earlier this month after revealing a 67m hole in its budget, said it would in future adopt a bare legal minimum approach focused mainly on providing social care and refuse collection services.
This will mean some tough decisions for the council. We will stop delivering some services that we know our communities find valuable, the council said in a report discussed by the councils cabinet on Wednesday evening.
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