10,585 public sector jobs under threat in the South West

Looming cuts: the South West is facing job losses of 10,585 in the public sector

The Coalition government’s cuts haven’t taken bite yet, but the GMB’s latest list shows that a total of 125,894 posts are under threat of being made redundant at 165 councils and authorities across Britain, with 10,585 of these going in the South West.

According to the South West TUC, in nearly all these councils a 90-day statutory consultation period is underway on how to deal with these job losses. Councils have given notice that they plan to delete vacant posts and seek volunteers for early retirements and redundancy.

Here are the figures:

Cornwall County Council  2,000
Devon County Council  1,700
Somerset 1,500
Devon and Cornwall Police 1,075
Gloucestershire County Council 1,000
Dorset County Council 1,000
Bristol City Council 740
Plymouth City Council 500
Bath and North East Somerset 300
Gloucestershire Police Authority 282
Swindon UA 238
Borough of Poole 200
North Devon District Council 50
South West total 10,585

(image: Loom’in Cuts Some rights reserved by Nanagyei)

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