Councils in England set to make 25,000 job cuts

England’s councils expect to make at least 25,000 job cuts in the next three to five years, a BBC survey has found.

The figure comes from responses from 49 councils, which have a combined workforce of 256,000, and were predicting 10 per cent cuts overall. The cuts will be combined with reduction in services as councils face a "perfect storm" of recession, falling revenues and higher demand.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission