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Children's workforce is asked how to make cuts

Schools and the wider children's workforce are being asked by the Government to help identify ways to save money, following the emergency Budget announcement that cuts averaging 25 per cent over four years would be made across Government departments, including education.

A website has been set up where ideas can be submitted until 9 July for consideration by departments, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office. The process will then be opened up to the general public. More cuts are to come in the spending review on 20 October.

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have written a letter to public sector workers saying, 'The more we can find savings, the more flexibility we will have to avoid job losses and wage cuts.

'We want you to help us find those savings, so we can cut public spending in a way that is fair and responsible. You work on the front line of public services. You know where things are working well, where the waste is, and where we can re-think things so that we get better services for less money.'

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