Pressure is mounting on Derbyshire County Council to rethink plans to close eight care homes after local MPs met with families affected by the decision. MPs Jonathan Davies, Louise Sandher-Jones, Samantha Niblett and Toby Perkins met with relatives of residents and care home staff on Friday 30 January to hear about the distress and uncertainty […]
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Derbyshire County Council’s closure of eight care homes has left elderly residents and staff who look after them to bear the consequences of months of poor decision-making by authority bosses. The Reform UK-controlled council has confirmed it will shut the homes after a failed attempt to sell them to a private provider. It flies in […]
Local government reorganisation in Derbyshire must be about levelling up communities and strengthening public services, not cutting costs or putting jobs at risk, says UNISON. The union, which represents thousands of council and school staff across Derbyshire, says any changes to local government structures must have proper funding behind them and protect the people delivering […]
Commenting on Derbyshire County Council’s decision to close five adult education centres* without consultation, UNISON East Midlands regional head of local government Emma Roberts said: “Adult education gives people the chance to learn new skills, gain qualifications and improve their lives. “Taking away local centres risks denying some of the most disadvantaged a vital second […]
Derbyshire County Council shut care homes across the county without considering the full impact the closures would have, according to the national equalities watchdog, says UNISON. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has raised concerns there was no assessment of the impact axing care homes and day centres might have on unpaid carers, the majority […]
Commenting on Derbyshire County Council’s plans to bring children’s services in-house today (Thursday), with a £7.5m cost to buy and convert five houses into children’s homes, UNISON East Midlands regional organiser Dave Ratchford said: “This is a much-needed and positive step helping that ensures children in Derbyshire receive the care and support they deserve. “UNISON […]
UNISON has been outside Derbyshire County Council’s HQ today (Monday) protesting the council’s decision to press ahead with the closure of 11 care homes, 8 adult day care centres, and 10 children’s centres across the county. UNISON is calling for an immediate halt on the council’s plans and a petition opposing the cuts has received […]
Thousands of Derbyshire County Council staff working across social services, children’s services, day centres, libraries, homecare, community services, tourism, and schools are to be balloted for strike action. Despite having millions of pounds in reserve, the council plans to axe jobs and services without proper consultation in an attempt to deliver a balanced budget, says […]
We are calling on the Westminster government to urgently address the ‘broken’ local government funding system that has led Derbyshire County Council, like many others, to enter financial crisis. Yesterday, Derbyshire’s councillors met to agree freezes on recruitment and other so-called ‘non-essential’ spending to try and patch a £46 million hole in the budget. The […]
Following a three-month consultation on the future of the local authority’s adult disability care centres, officers at Derbyshire County Council have recommended that all 8 are closed. The council’s cabinet is expected to rubber stamp the decision next Thursday. The centres set to close are Whitemoor (Amber Valley), Carter Lane, Oxcroft and Whitwell (Bolsover), Ashbourne […]