Councils to be told to cut diversity plans in Budget

Councils will be told to reduce spending on consultants and diversity schemes when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget on Wednesday. The Local Government Association said most councils spent "Pence" on things like diversity schemes. A recent survey found that two-thirds of councils in England are planning to cut services. Nottingham City Council leader David Mellen told the BBC they would be implementing "Swingeing cuts" adding that social care demands, inflation and a rise in homelessness had contributed to a "Huge gap" in the council's budget. At the same time Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said councils would have to draw up productivity plans by the summer explaining how they would "Improve service performance and reduce wasteful expenditure".

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