Notices of Motion
Mr. P .E. B. Atkins to move the following motion:-
“Staffordshire County Council recognises that there is a need for fundamental reform of the relationship between central and local government if we are to reduce public spending, tackle entrenched social, economic and environmental problems and rebuild trust in democratic accountability. The council supports the Local Government Association’s detailed proposals for Place-based Budgets which would bring together different streams of public spending into a single budget at the local level. It believes that this proposal would: save public money; cut waste and bureaucracy; allow for better decisions to be made transparently and accountably; and increase local communities control over spending in their area. It recommends that the Government begins the process of reform immediately by implementing Place-based Budgets throughout England and Wales as part of the 2010 Spending Review.”
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Mr. Philip Atkins moved, and Mr. Ben Adams seconded the following motion under Standing Order No. 11:
“Staffordshire County Council recognises that there is a need for fundamental reform of the relationship between central and local government if we are to reduce public spending, tackle entrenched social, economic and environmental problems and rebuild trust in democratic accountability. The council supports the Local Government Association’s detailed proposals for Place-based Budgets which would bring together different streams of public spending into a single budget at the local level. It believes that this proposal would: save public money; cut waste and bureaucracy; allow for better decisions to be made transparently and accountably; and increase local communities control over spending in their area. It recommends that the Government begins the process of reform immediately by implementing Place-based Budgets throughout England and Wales as part of the 2010 Spending Review.”
Several members spoke in support of the motion and, following a vote, it was:
RESOLVED – That the motion be carried.