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Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than two Electoral Divisions;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Division affected: (All Division);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/02/2018
Decision due: Not before 15th May 2018 by Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services
Reason: In order that the proposed decision can be publsihed for a minimum of 28 days, in accordance with statutory requirements
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services
Lead director: Barbara Cooper
Contact: James Pearson, Head of Libraries Registration and Archives 0300414923 Email: James.Pearson@kent.gov.uk.
Consultees
Cabinet Committee consultation on the proposal took place on the 1st February 2018.
The final proposals was considered and endorsed by the Growth, Economic Development and Communities Cabinet Committee on 9 May 2018.
Financial implications: The proposal with the changes will still deliver £10k savings towards LRA’s Medium Term Financial Plan targets for 2018/19. This will be achieved by a reduction in staffing (0.5fte) for which we are already holding vacancies
Legal implications: None
Equalities implications: The Equalities Impact Assessment had been revised as a result of the consultation