A series of council documents, due to go before a meeting of the cabinet tomorrow (Tuesday), reveal that the plans will put 164 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs at risk.
The council’s looked-after children department is set to feel the brunt of the cuts with a proposed saving of £5.1m by 2017/18, while the social care budget is set to be reduced by £2.6m. The proposed savings will put 66 FTE posts across both services at risk.
Meanwhile, up to 50 FTE posts could be lost from the youth services department, which includes the authority’s youth offending service, as a result of a proposed £2.1m budget cut.
The council’s special educational needs and early years budgets are also set to face budget cuts, with savings of £1.5m and £1.4m, respectively, earmarked for each of the services.
A council report reveals that, in addition to reducing workforce numbers, the authority will seek to make the savings by "remodelling" a number of services, including children’s centres and youth services.
The council’s Building a Stronger Haringey Together report shows that the proposed savings have been put forward as part of wider plans to reduce the council’s overall budget by £70m over the next three years.
At tomorrow's full cabinet meeting, councillors are also expected to approve a consultation on the proposals, which, if backed, will launch on Wednesday and run until 16 January.
Recommendations on how to make the savings are set to be agreed by the council on 23 February.
Councillor Ann Waters, cabinet member for children and families, said the council is committed to giving children and young people the best possible start in life.
She said: "Our Outstanding for All commitment underlines our determination that every child and young person in Haringey will have the best start in life and access to the best opportunities, including world class education.
"However, it's important that we're open about the fact that being forced to save £70m from our budget during the next three years will mean that difficult decisions have to be made in Haringey.
"We're committed to an open and transparent decision making process - that's why we've published all of our proposals now."
Latest Department for Education figures, published on Friday, show that councils made significant savings across all areas of children and young people’s services in 2013/14.
The DfE statistics, based on section 251 returns, show that councils cut more than £200m from children’s centres and youth services, but increased their spending on looked-after children and safeguarding services.
DfE data detailing how much local authorities plan to spend on children and young people’s services in 2014/15, published in September, shows that similar spending patterns are expected to continue.
