Following on from Friday’s breaking news about the funding fiasco surrounding summer events for young people, further revelations have uncovered the source of the £30,000 in “contingences” identified by Walsall Council. It transpires that the money comes out of an underspend from the Youth Service Budget!
“This just goes from bad to worse” said cllr Ian Shires. “Recently we have seen the spectacle of the Tory Cabinet Member on Walsall Council with responsibility for Childrens Services boasting about an improved Ofsted report on youth provision. How can that be justified when there is practically no youth provision across the whole of Willenhall and now we find that what provision there is has been short changed to the tune of a £30,000!”
Ian has asked for urgent talks with Walsall Council’s Chief Executive. We will keep you updated.
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