Northamptonshire council backs 'bare minimum' service plan

Authority facing £180m black hole says no residents will be put in danger by ‘radical’ cuts

Crisis-hit Northamptonshire county council has voted to push ahead with a radical cuts strategy to reduce services to a bare legal minimum, as it attempts to close a financial black hole which it says could grow to £180m within three years.

The strategy aims for “radical service reductions and efficiencies” across a range of areas, including children’s services and adult social care as it moves to a stripped back “core offer” to residents.

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