Bold Steps for Radical Reform

19 January 2010

KCC Leader  Paul Carter has today (Tuesday 19 January 2010) published his proposals for giving councils more power to improve services for local people. It could potentially save up to £21 billion of public money.

The ‘Bold Steps for Radical Reform' (PDF, 2.8mb) document is about radical devolution to local communities and local government at all levels. It shows how real devolution and empowerment can deliver substantial savings of public money and drive up standards of service for local people.

The document recommends the removal of national quangos and regional bureaucracy. It proposes potential savings of between £15 to 21 billion, which is the equivalent of 2% Gross Domestic Product.

It also recommends the return of spatial planning and local commissioning powers to local councils.