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We know that many of you have a lot of questions about the Shropshire Plan, and how we’re working together to transform the council. You want answers, and rightly so. This is where we’ll answer as many of your questions as possible on as many different topics as possible. Find out if your question has already been answered from the following. Plea…;
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The council we need to be Modern, efficient and sustainable - a healthy organisation for the future New substructures and a roadmap towards the future Modern, efficient and sustainable - a new headquarters Transforming the customer journey Meet the leadership board The council we need to be - a new leadership board FAQs Voluntary redundancy Employ…;
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As part of the resizing steps, we are opening applications for voluntary redundancy. The outcome of any application will depend on the specific circumstances of your role and the impact it will have on the service delivery of the council. Voluntary redundancy programme FAQs Apply for voluntary redundancy Manager's decision criteria form Voluntary…;
/financial-sustainability/voluntary-redundancy/voluntary-redundancy-programme-faqs/
Section 1 - Voluntary Redundancy and who can apply 1.1 - What is Voluntary Redundancy? Voluntary redundancy enables individual members of staff to voluntarily apply for redundancy from Shropshire Council. Their post is then permanently deleted from the establishment (structure). It is important to consider that it it the post and not the person tha…;
/financial-sustainability/budget-2024-faqs/
…o set a balanced budget. In December 2023, we published a draft Medium Term Financial Strategy that set out our plans for the new financial year and to 2028. We have had over 1,000 responses to our budget consultation which began in December 2023. Feedback from this has informed the final Medium Term Financial Strategy, which was approved by full c…;
/financial-sustainability/finance-reporting/
…d throughout the year and will be shared alongside all-staff communication on savings, next steps and progress or challenges to be aware of. Outturn report 2023/24 and period 1 2024/25 report Period 2 2024/25 report Quarter 1 2024/25 - April - June 2024 Period 5 2024/25 report Quarter 2 2024/25 - July-September 2024 Quarter 3 2024/25 - October - De…;
/financial-sustainability/webinar-resizing-and-the-council-we-need-to-be/
Colleagues have had the opportunity to ask questions about resizing and our plans for the future. Andy Begley and the executive directors answered the most frequent questions in an all-staff webinar. More questions will continue to be answered over the coming weeks on the questions and answers page below. Watch a recording of Andy Begley's webinar…;
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Andy Begley and the executive directors answer questions from staff in two live webinars on 15 July and 25 July 2024;
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…ing the webform . What is our financial position? Councils all over the country are under financial pressure, with up to one in five reportedly at risk of declaring a section 114 notice. Like other councils, our challenge has come from higher demand for services, especially ones used by our most vulnerable residents, including adults and childrens’…;
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…Lack of adherence to the above expectations – by those spending and/or those authorising – will be dealt with formally. Recruitment and Workforce All workforce decisions (see 11 below) must go through the weekly Workforce Review Board. These will look at all aspects of workforce including requests to recruit (permanent/temporary/ agency) and job ev…;
/financial-sustainability/the-council-we-need-to-be-customer-journey/digital-delivery-unit/
…ouseCoopers (PwC). Led by council staff, the DDU harnesses the technical skills and expertise of PwC, who work in close collaboration with council service areas to transform (1) the customer journey; and (2) the council’s technological infrastructure. Vision Our vision is to transform the way that customers connect to the council – and the way the …;
/financial-sustainability/the-council-we-need-to-be-customer-journey/meet-the-leadership-board/
… the council we need to be. This is the blueprint to a whole new way of working that will help us become modern, sustainable, agile and resilient as a smaller council. From 1 March, the new leadership board is now in place. Let's take the chance to get to know the whole leadership board, and the role each person plays in shaping our next steps..…;