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41 jobs to be cut at North East Lincolnshire Council: Union warns of negative impact on antisocial behaviour in district

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FORTY-one jobs are to go at the council's Young People's Support Services, as part of ongoing budget cuts at the authority.

A North East Lincolnshire Council spokesman confirmed that 12 compulsory redundancies are to be made in addition to 29 voluntary redundancies. A council spokesman said the 29 voluntary redundancies equate to 10.34 full-time positions.

A total of 135 employees were involved in a consultation aimed at saving £920,000 from the service's budget.

As reported, a consultation was launched earlier this year to look at the future of six youth centres across the borough, with the loss of up to 24 jobs at those centres, as part of a council drive to save £920,000.

Steve Kay, assistant director of early intervention at the council, said: "As previously reported by the Telegraph, there has been an extensive review of integrated youth support over the last year.

"We've been through a lengthy period of informal and formal consultation involving staff in the service, but unfortunately a small number of compulsory redundancies have had to be made."

Jean Mason, branch secretary of Unison in North East Lincolnshire, said: "It is very disappointing. The youth centres are well used so we feel that this will have a negative impact with implications for antisocial behaviour and we don't think that this has been properly thought through."

She criticised the council for making staff redundant before finding new providers to run the youth centres.

However, the council is hoping to have new providers in place for the start of the autumn term.

41 jobs to be cut at North East Lincolnshire Council: Union warns of negative impact on antisocial behaviour in district


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