Norfolk Council pledges efficiency drive to close funding gap

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:15 · Archive

Norfolk County Council says it will improve efficiency to help close a £36 million funding shortfall next year.

Norfolk County Council has published its four-year plan, Standing Up for Norfolk, which includes efficiency improvements as one of five objectives. The council faces a £36 million funding gap before savings next year and almost £150 million over the next four years. Council leader Jason Butler writes that improved efficiency is essential to make the other objectives affordable.

Butler says the council will bring information together from different systems and keep it current so that staff running services can spot problems earlier and understand why they are happening. This will help identify issues before they become costly. He notes that many council responsibilities and funding streams are set by central government and beyond the council's control.

Butler highlights data management issues as an example of where improvement is needed. Over the past three years residents made more than 46,000 pothole reports but almost half were duplicates of potholes already logged. The council says every pound used more effectively is a pound that can support families, maintain roads or help Norfolk's economy grow.

How it is being reported

• Creating a council that you can be proud ofRunning an efficient council means giving staff the information and tools they need to do their jobs better, writes Jason Butler.Eastern Daily Press · 10 Oct, 05:00
• Creating a council that you can be proud ofRunning an efficient council means giving staff the information and tools they need to do their jobs better, writes Jason Butler.Norwich Evening News · 10 Oct, 05:00

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