Day Care Centres Saved
14th February 2008 - Andrew McLean
The campaign to save day care centres across Dorset from closure has succeeded in saving all but one of them.
We would like to thank over fourteen hundred local residents across West Dorset who signed the petitions against closure.
“This huge public response shows how badly people need local care services for our elderly and disabled residents. It helped to force the Conservative-run County Council to make a U-turn,” said Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Sue Farrant.
Even before this round of cuts, the County’s care services were awarded just one star by the independent Commission for Social Care Inspection. That makes them amongst the worst in the country. This is simply not good enough. Care services must be given a higher priority at County Hall. Especially as the number of elderly residents continues to grow.
Liberal Democrats value local services and will carry on leading the campaigns against these cuts. The Conservatives in County Hall are spending £750,000 on consultants this year and want to spend millions on new IT projects. They are out of touch with the needs of local people and have the wrong priorities for Dorset. Liberal Democrats believe the County Council exists to serve local people.
“We are particularly delighted that Beaminster’s day care centre has been saved,” added local councillors Janet Page and Caroline Payne.
