[wdmmg-discuss] Data sleuthing

Thu Oct 21 13:12:18 UTC 2010

Here's a list of some of things that need looking into / FOIing:

http://wdmmg.okfnpad.org/wherearethecuts

And below are a few cuts related things I clipped out of the CSR
document (used to compile the above).

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As a first step, the Government is reducing the number of CRB checks
required for junior doctors, saving £1 million a year;
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change how Jobcentre Plus measures performance, cancelling at least
two target management contracts to save at least £1.2 million a year;
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stop producing National Insurance cards, saving £1 million a year;
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No longer require Primary Care Trusts to deliver hard copies of “Your
Guide to NHS Services” to every household, saving up to £2.5 million a
year;
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Save £2.5 billion a year by 2014-15 by withdrawing Child Benefit from
families with a higher rate taxpayer so that people on lower incomes
are not subsiding those who are better off;
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Cap household benefit payments from 2013 at around £500 a week for
couple and lone parent households and around £350 a week for single
adult households, so that no workless family can receive more in
welfare than median after tax earnings for working households.
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Time limit contributory Employment and Support Allowance for those in
the Work Related Activity Group to one year, to improve work
incentives while protecting the most severely disabled and those with
the lowest incomes, saving £2 billion a year by 2014-15;
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In future, social housing will more effectively reflect individual
needs and changing circumstances. Social landlords will be able to
offer a growing proportion of new social tenants new intermediate
rental contracts that are more flexible, at rent levels between
current market and social rents.
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CLG’s overall resource budget will reduce by 33 per cent in real terms
over the period.
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Closure of the Government Office network,
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Programmes including the Working Neighbourhoods Fund, Growth Area
Funding and the Thames Gateway programme will end,
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Fire resource expenditure will reduce by 13 per cent in real terms
over the Spending Review period.
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Interest rates on Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) loans have been
increased to 1 per cent above UK government gilts.
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Police resource funding reducing by 14 per cent in real terms by
2014-15, taking into account central government funding and the OBR’s
council tax precept forecast.
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The National Policing Improvement Agency will be abolished and some of
its functions will be absorbed into the National Crime Agency, saving
at least £50 million.
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The UK Border Agency (UKBA) will save around £500 million by reducing
the costs of support functions, estates and IT.
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Plans for a 1,500 place new-for-old prison will be deferred to the
next Spending Review period, and spending on new IT and court projects
will be limited to essential capacity.
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Overall resource savings of 24 per cent in real terms over the
Spending Review period, including through major reforms of the Crown
Prosecution Service.
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Reductions in older or non essential capabilities such as the Harrier
jet, Nimrod maritime reconnaissance aircraft and some frigates;
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Rationalisation of the defence estate, including the sale of surplus
land and buildings, likely to generate running cost savings across the
estate of up to £350 million per year by 2014-15;
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Sales of the telecommunications spectrum and corporate assets
(including the Defence Support Group and the Marchwood Sea Mounting
Centre), likely to raise in excess of £500 million over the Spending
Review period;
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Withdrawing Child Benefit from families with a higher rate taxpayer
from January 2013 so that people on lower incomes are not subsidising
those who are better off, saving £2.5 billion a year by 2014-15;
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Reducing the percentage of childcare costs that parents can claim
through the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit (WTC) from 80
per cent to its previous 70 per cent level in April 2011, saving £385
million a year by 2014-15;
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Changing the eligibility rules so that couples with children must work
24 hours a week between them, with one partner working at least 16
hours a week in order to qualify for the WTC, saving £390 million a
year by 2014-15;
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Time limiting contributory Employment and Support Allowance for those
in the Work Related Activity Group to one year, to improve work
incentives while protecting the most severely disabled and those with
the lowest incomes, saving £2 billion a year by 2014-15;
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Increasing the age threshold for the Shared Room Rate in Housing
Benefit from 25 to 35.
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Reducing spending on Council Tax Benefits by 10 per cent and
localising it, saving £490 million a year from 2013-14,
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Removing the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance for
people in residential care, where such costs are already met from
public funds, saving £135 million a year by 2014-15;
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Freezing the maximum Savings Credit award in Pension Credit for four
years, thereby limiting the spread of means testing up the income
distribution and saving £330 million a year by 2014-15;
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Grant support for the Royal Household will be static in 2011-12 and
2012-13 at £30 million. This will call for a 14 per cent reduction in
Royal Household spending in 2012-13 since the civil list reserve will
be exhausted.
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There will be a reduction of 25 per cent across the period in the
costs of providing support to the Prime Minister, including reducing
travel costs through the use of more scheduled flights where possible
rather than charters, energy efficiency and wider efficiencies.
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