The problem

Reduced funding

• In October 2010, local authorities were informed that they would face an average loss of grant from central government of 7.25% in real terms in each of the next four years.
• Many local authorities made the first year’s savings from headcount reductions, which was a hard but relatively simple thing to do. This is represented by the blue 11% segment

Next challenge

• Now the challenge is to sustain those savings and find much more in each of the next three years.
• Our proven Hidden Value solution (see http://socialcare.charteris.com/) provides a very quick and effective way of starting on this work.
• Once this is done there is no further savings potential so an adult social care director will need to look more deeply for the next round of savings.