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Dan Peters 26 June 2025

Council warns Government plan would force £95m savings

Council warns Government plan would force £95m savings image
Exterior glass wall of Bernard Weatherill House in Croydon, displaying the Croydon coat of arms, the building's name, and the official website address. © William Barton / Shutterstock.com.

Croydon LBC would have to deliver the ‘highest level of service cuts made by one council in one year in the country' under Government plans, the council has claimed.

Local government minister Jim McMahon has suggested escalating Croydon's statutory intervention to a commissioner-led model to ensure it can ‘achieve sustained change at the pace needed'.

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