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COVID-19 RESPONSE: AUTUMN AND WINTER PLAN
Plans for tackling Covid during autumn and winter in England have been unveiled.
They include booster jabs for millions - but hold in reserve measures like vaccine passports for certain settings.
"Plan A" is designed to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed and promotes vaccines and testing.
"Plan B" is designed to be used if the NHS is coming under "unsustainable pressure", includes measures such as face masks.
Under Plan A of the autumn and winter plan, announced by Health Secretary Sajid Javid, ministers will:
- encourage the unvaccinated to be jabbed
- offer vaccines to 12 to 15-year-olds
- begin a booster jab programme for millions
The plan will also include continuing testing, tracing of cases and self-isolation for those who catch the virus.
Businesses will also be encouraged to consider using the NHS Covid Pass to check the vaccination or test status of customers.
Under Plan B - which ministers say would only be enacted if further measures are needed to protect the NHS:
- the public would be urged to act more cautiously
- mandatory vaccine passports could be used for mass events and other settings
- face coverings could be legally mandated in some places
Link to the plan can be found here COVID-19 RESPONSE: AUTUMN AND WINTER PLAN (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Have your say in the next budget consultation 2022/23
COVID-19 has caused a number of impacts, its spread has left national economies and businesses counting the costs. This poses a number of challenges for us all for the future of our services. With this in mind we are urging residents and businesses to have their say in a consultation about the Council's proposed budget for 2022/23 as we all begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the consultation is to understand where residents want to see the Council’s budget spent, what services they deem important and what services they want to see investment from in order to see improvement.
In recent years, the government has reduced grant funding to councils, this consultation is looking for views on how to spend the next budget to ensure that despite reduced grant funding the Council can still provide the best services and meet the needs of residents and businesses in Brentwood.
The consultation is looking to collate views on the following:
- Spending on services – Should the Council spend less, the same or more on the services it currently provides. Also gives residents the opportunity to rate the service currently being provided
- Corporate strategy – how important are the objectives outlined in the corporate strategy to you
- Raising funds and driving efficiencies – How should the Council look to generate funds and achieve efficiencies in order to continue delivering services
- Council tax – Would residents like to see a decrease in council tax and therefore a decrease in services, a marginal increase in council tax and maintained services or a significant increase in council tax (subject to a referendum) and further investment in delivery of services.
The information from this survey will be used by councillors as they set the budget and council tax for 2022/23.
The consultation can be accessed via the Council website at https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/-/setting-a-balanced-budget-for-2022-23 or by contacting the Council on 01277 312500 and request a form be posted to you. The consultation closes 3 October 2021.
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