1. The Changing Face of Local
Government and its Impact on the
Derbyshire Dales
Dorcas Bunton
Chief Executive
Derbyshire Dales District Council

2. Council Spend and What We Do
£20.8m Expenditure
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We will also pay Housing and Council Tax
benefits worth £14.4m this year.

3. Council Spend and What We Do
£20.8m Expenditure
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Financed By
• Government Grants – 36%
• Fees and Charges – 33%
• Council Tax – 31%

4. How Do We Prioritise What We Do?
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• Consultation with residents / businesses
• Find out what is important to you
• Look at the needs of the communities with Partners
• Members views / decisions

5. How Do We Prioritise What We Do?
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Priorities up to 2015
• Housing that meets local needs
• Clean, green and prosperous Dales
• Safe and healthy communities
Delivered Through
• Statutory services that the Council has to provide
• Discretionary Services

6. How Do We Prioritise What We Do?
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How?
• In partnership with other public, private or voluntary
sector bodies
• Through contractors
• Shared Services
• Directly by the Council
• Supporting / Facilitating / Enabling
• Through the Community
• Influencing – having a seat at the table

7. The Challenges / Opportunities Ahead
• Further reduction in Government funding
• £1.7m savings to find on existing budgets
• Increasing expectations
• Pressures not to increase Council Tax
• Predictions of non-sustainable Councils
• Different Structural Models
• Different Resourcing Models (Community Budgets)

8. The Future – What We Need
to Ensure Happens
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• Rural Voice
• Engaging with communities and voluntary bodies –
working together
• Enabling communities to help themselves / shape their
own destinies
• Harnessing community talents and strengths
• Facilitator / Enabler / Accessing Funds
• Invest to save / grow
• Virtual Council / Self Service Council

9. The Future – What We Need to
Ensure Happens
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• Better use of our own assets / resources
• Potentially less direct service delivery
• More shared use of resources and assets
• Better partnerships
• Mixed economy of service delivery
• Difficult decisions regarding realigning service resources

10. The Future – What We Need to
Ensure Happens
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• Better use of our own assets / resources
• Potentially less direct service delivery
• More shared use of resources and assets
• Better partnerships
• Mixed economy of service delivery
• Difficult decisions regarding realigning service resources