Summary
This effect can be mitigated by appropriately avoiding or minimising the level of disaggregation, and therefore eliminating or reducing the requirement for additional staff. In addition, LGR will need to be supported by a workforce strategy to support the development, recruitment and retention of managers and senior leaders across adult social care, children’s safeguarding and SEND.
This analysis demonstrates that creating a larger number of smaller authorities will lead to a significant requirement for additional staffing across people services. This analysis has focused solely on management and senior leadership roles. There is a significant financial consequence of this, with an additional £1m-£3m of staffing required per unitary created, but perhaps a more significant challenge in developing, recruiting and retaining the associated roles. This is before the potential consequence of any accelerated attrition, which could result from upheaval in the sector. This analysis demonstrates that creating a larger number of smaller authorities will lead to a significant requirement for additional staffing across people services.
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