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50 Ways to save £50m – Shaer Halewood, Warrington Borough Council

Explore innovative approaches and financial tactics used by Warrington Borough Council to save £50 million through cost-cutting initiatives and strategic planning. Discover actionable insights and success stories from the finance team. Dive into the details of where and how the savings were allocated for maximum impact on community services and investments. Contact key personnel for further information and collaboration opportunities.

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50 Ways to save £50m – Shaer Halewood, Warrington Borough Council

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  1. 50 Ways to save £50m – Shaer Halewood, Warrington Borough Council

  2. 50 ways to save £50m • In 2012 DCLG published 50 ways to save - examples of sensible savings in local government Some ‘sensible ideas’ from DCLG: • Close subsidised canteens • Cancel away days in posh hotel and glitzy award ceremonies • Stop spending money on commercial lobbyists • Stop translating documents into foreign language • Reduce first class travel

  3. 50 ways to save £50m • A year later the Tax Payers Alliance published 201 ways to save money, written by H&F Councillor Harry Phibbs These contained equally ‘sensible’ ideas: • Close your film unit • Turn down the temperature in council buildings • Cut down on the number of cars for Parks Constabulary • Cut down on the number of flights • Cease providing healthcare for senior bureaucrats • And my personal favourite…….

  4. 50 ways to save £50m Use cows and sheep as council lawnmowers

  5. 50 ways to save £50m • The Council has a net budget of £140m for 2016/17 • Savings made over 5 years from 2011 – 2016 = £93m • Further £19m in 16/17 and another £20m planned to 2019/20 when we anticipate we will be self funding • Fastest growing economy outside London • One of the poorest funded authorities in the UK • One of the lowest levels of Council Tax

  6. 50 ways to save £50m • In 2014 Warrington produced their own guide 50 Ways to Save £50m • Not really ground breaking savings but we have a remit to be more innovative and risk aware than most councils straight from the Finance Portfolio holder • This is where the bulk of our savings are anticipated going forward, to help us protect our most needy • Currently involved in discussions with Government over a devolution deal with Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Councils

  7. 50 ways to save £50m Where have our savings been made? • £17.1m Staffing – redundancy or not replacing posts • £4.0m Income generation/recharging • £8.0m Stopping or reducing services • £2.6m Windfall/contingency • £0.9m Partnering/joining up • £0.5m Terms & Conditions • £0.6m Closure of Buildings • £3.7m Contract renegotiations

  8. 50 ways to save £50m Where have our savings been made? • £0.9m Waste • £1.3m Transport • £1.7m Alternative Service Delivery Options • £0.3m Cuts to grants/donations • £0.8m General budget reductions – Supplies & Services • £3.0m LSVT • £0.6m Reduce Insurance Premium/Recharges • £4.0m One off grants/Reserves for unachieved savings

  9. 50 ways to save £50m Since then a further: • £7.6m Staffing – redundancy or not replacing posts • £5.8m Income generation/recharging • £2.3m Stopping or reducing services • £0.9m Windfall/contingency • £1.2m Partnering/joining up • £0.1m Terms & Conditions • £0.7m Buildings related • £1.7m Contract renegotiations

  10. 50 ways to save £50m Since then a further: • £0.5m Transport • £2.5m Alternative Service Delivery Options including invest to save • £0.3m Cuts to grants/donations • £0.1m General budget reductions – Supplies & Services • £1.0m One off grants/Reserves for unachieved savings

  11. 50 ways to save £50m Plus corporate/treasury savings: • £5.3m on loans to RP’s • £2.0m taking out a bond • £4.0m review of MRP • £3.4m innovative treasury investments And further to come from: • Public Sector Investment Gateway • Community Investment Fund • Green Investment Fund

  12. 50 ways to save £50m • Our 50 ways was to demonstrate to our community that we are not sitting on high levels of reserves or rainy day funds • It was nothing new and many other councils have followed suit • Very much progressing transformational savings for service delivery and more invest to save projects • Purchasing more property but not just for regeneration programme, for investment • But we are moving into the unknown with a remit to do so

  13. 50 ways to save £50m Thanks for your time Shaer Halewood, Head of Accountancy 01925 442766 – shalewood1@warrington.gov.uk Lynton Green, Director of Finance and Information Svcs 01925 443930 – lgreen@warrington.gov.uk Danny Mather, Corporate Finance Manager 01925 442344 - dzmather@warrington.gov.uk

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