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Issue 1148
Call 0114 283 1100
14th January 2021
www.looklocal.org.uk
DEEPCAR POLICING TEAM MONITOR ROADS
Local News
Sheffield’s 2021/22 budget proposals CONSULTATION on Sheffield City Council’s budget proposals for 2021/22 is open and they want to hear from as many local people as possible – have your say by 19 January. A statement read: “2020 has forced an unexpected and unplanned for level of essential citywide spending, brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. We have set out our proposals for Sheffield’s 2021/22 budget, focusing on protecting our communities and supporting recovery, detailing where we will allocate funding and how we will attempt to close the gap on more than £60million of overspend from this unprecedented year.
FOLLOWING reports of speeding on Langsett Road North in Oughtibridge, Deepcar police officers dedicated time to conduct patrols in the area. Armed with speed monitoring equipment, they were able to target drivers who drew attention to themselves, to ask them why they
were travelling in excess of the speed limit and also the purpose of their journey. The majority of motorists stuck to the 30mph speed limit and adhered to Government guidelines. However, a number of vehicles were stopped and education was given at the roadside.
“At the start of the pandemic, we made clear that our focus was keeping people safe and well, protecting our most vulnerable people, helping people to get back to school and work, and supporting our economic recovery.
“It is estimated that the cost of this response has been around £92m, and this follows a decade of Government funding cuts to our budgets. In November 2020 the Government’s Spending Review provided councils with a one-off payment to deal with some of the financial impact that Covid has had this year, but this money was just a fraction of the spend incurred locally. Even with this one-off funding, Sheffield faces a budget gap of £61m in 2021/22, and real uncertainty about the Government’s plans for council funding beyond the next year. “Our budget proposals include an increase in Council Tax, in line with the Government’s Spending Review. This allows councils to increase Council Tax by up to 1.99% with an additional 3% precept to help cover adult social care costs – a total increase of 4.99%. This would mean most households will pay around £1.04 more per week, will raise an extra
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£11m in revenue and help us to continue to respond to the pandemic while protecting Sheffield’s vital public services.” The consultation also asks what people think about how we spend and collect money, including: • revenue - which covers the day-to-day running costs of our services, such as schools, adult and children’s social care services, planning and leisure • capital - which pays for buildings, roads and housing and for major repairs to them • fees and charges - which we collect for a number of different services such as social care, building control, parking, bereavement, hire of facilities, licensing, sport and leisure, libraries, waste services, planning and more. People can have their say and take part in the consultation online. It ends on Tuesday January 19.
