Councils Want to Merge Services to Save Millions

Three London councils are considering merging ‘every major service’ to save between £50 million and £100 million a year. Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea councils, are setting up working groups to look at merging children’s and environmental services, as well as adult social care and corporate services. The local authorities hope that the housing functions of the councils, which between them own 50,000 homes, will eventually also be included. The housing stock of Hammersmith and Fulham, and Westminster is managed by ALLMOs, while Kensington and Chelsea’s homes are managed by a tenant management organisation. Read more on Inside Housing.