BCC proposed budget holds a welcome statement: Recognizing the valuable work carried out by the voluntary and community sector these budget proposals protect the current level of overall funding to the sector. Draft Revenue and Capital Budgets for 2012/13 and 2014/15, paragraph 15. However it is difficult from the detail of the budget to see whether this has been upheld throughout the proposals.
On Monday I presented a paper to Bucks County Council’s Budget Scrutiny Group, detailing some questions from the voluntary and community sector. My input was well received and BCC have committed to follow these up with each portfolio holder. Watch this space for their responses!
If you want to see what I said and what they asked me you can do so at: http://www.buckscc.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/70765 My bit starts 03 hours 51 minutes and 16 seconds into the webcast and lasts 30 minutes.
Diane Rutter from Community Impact Bucks
VCS Bucks Strategic Representation 