Around £485,000 will be slashed from services for disabled children in Derbyshire under new cost-cutting plans by the county council. The authority has to cut £157 million over the next four years - and services currently on offer to families without the need for an assessment are among those in the firing line.
Senior council leaders in Derbyshire say severe budget cuts have meant they have had to “think the unthinkable” when finding services to cut to save cash.
The county council has to slash £157 million from budgets over the next four years - and some services for disabled children are now under threat.
Children’s services chief, Councillor Kevin Gillott, said:
He said no decision would be made until after a public consultation, which would be held in Autumn if agreed by council next week.
If all the changes went ahead it would save an estimated £485,000 a year.
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