The CAP 09-11 phase was originally allocated 12m in August to runin ten boroughs (News, 12 August). It will now run in eight boroughs,which will each receive up to 1m in funding.
An LDA spokesperson said four of the initial boroughs had withdrawn forvarious reasons.
'These include a freeze on recruitment within their boroughs, otherinternal resourcing issues, decisions to take up other supportprogrammes in their areas, and the potential impact of the currenteconomic climate. The budget has been reduced by 3m, reflectingthe fewer number of boroughs and some additional identified costsavings. The amount of support being provided to each confirmed boroughhas not changed.'
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