Benefits for Residents
Three Councils for Suffolk will:
- Be simpler, more clearly accountable and provide greater value for money
- Make decisions more quickly, focusing on meeting the needs of different towns and villages
- Provide local people with more direct access to officers and councillors
- Deliver high quality services with a local focus, investing finances and resources on the things that really matter
- Be local, accountable and responsive, not distant and detached
- Listen to residents’ needs and ensure their voices are heard
Three Councils for Suffolk will deliver:
Payback:
4.3 Years
The length of time it will take for the costs of change to be paid back by savings, and a “breakeven” point reached.
Annual service investment:
£20 million
The proposals ensure that there is sufficient resource to deliver service improvement e.g. making better use of technology.
Savings in first 5 years:
£106 Million
This is an amalgamation of savings delivered through economies and efficiencies, use of technology, harmonising services etc.
Annual savings after 5 years:
£34 Million
These are the ongoing savings every year after the first five years. £20m of this could be reinvested in services.
We have worked closely with specialist accountants, KPMG, to analyse the current budgets for all six councils in Suffolk and the costs of change.
One off implementation cost:
£39 Million
These are the costs of change e.g. novating legal contracts, programme management, bringing services together, procurement etc
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local strategies for investment where it’s actually needed.