Cambridgeshire County Council's lead member for children and young people, Martin Curtis, said that his council is considering scrapping Connexions in the face of significant budget reductions. He said the service could be subsumed into other areas to ensure the council still meets its statutory duties to offer careers advice.
"Connexions as a brand has to be one of the things we look at. Do we need a dedicated service or is there another way of delivering careers advice?" said Curtis. "We are considering whether it is possible for schools to absorb more of the work or whether we can deliver more of it through the voluntary sector."
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