Large-scale cuts are set to take place across the public sector after the Chancellor announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) huge slices of funding will be axed to major public bodies.

Local MP George Osborne told Parliament on Wednesday the full details of the cuts - and now organisations across Cheshire East face a huge chop in their budgets over the next four years.

But how will Macclesfield's public bodies fare?

Police

Cheshire Police Authority (CPA) said it has already been planning for budget cuts as it aims to make savings of £6.7million this year.

A statement from Margaret Ollerenshaw, chairman of CPA, said the savings will be made from 'better procurement, reducing police recruitment, cutting some police staff jobs, and doing things differently'' adding 'it is clear that there will be considerably fewer police officers and fewer police staff in four years' time'.

She said 170 jobs will be lost in human resources, IT and financial support in a programme of job cuts agreed by the authority in 2009.

Savings of £35.5m will also have to be found over the next four years if spending from the Home Office is slashed by 4 per cent each year.

Margaret added other cuts on public services such as prisons and courts will also affect policing but they will not have a 'clear impact of this picture until the new year'

Council

Cheshire East Council (CEC) bosses said they have already been working towards finding areas for savings.

The Chancellor announced CEC will have to find savings of 7.1pc per year over the next four years.

But CEC said they will not know where the cuts will be made until the full effects on the budget have been reviewed.

Councillor Wesley Fitzgerald, CEC leader, said: “We now know the headline details of the coalition Government’s CSR. However, it would be wrong of us to comment further at this stage until we have a chance to assess and discuss fully the effects they will have on Cheshire East’s budget.

“We have identified areas where savings may be achieved through a combination of service transformation and the work of an efficiency group, which has spent the last few months examining the council’s budget and the suggestions from staff.”

He added the cabinet will meet with senior managers in early November and expect a pre-budget to go before the cabinet in December.

Fire

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) faces a 25 per cent cut in its Government funding over the next four years.

The service has already announced  there will be staff 'efficiency savings'  in Macclesfield in anticipation of the cuts.

Full details of the impact will not be 'known for some weeks' but the CFRS will be pushing ahead with its Four Year Strategy which aims to save £6million from its annual budget of £43.4m.

Paul Hancock, chief fire officer, said: “Although we will not know for some weeks yet the precise detail of the proposed cuts and what they mean for us, we remain confident that the approach set out in our draft Four Year Strategy will enable us to meet the funding challenges ahead while still effectively protecting the safety of both our communities and our firefighters.”

The force says restructuring of its top bosses saved £150,000 a year and a new crewing system at Wilmslow has saved £470,000.

BAE Woodford

Today, MP David Rutley and Cheadle MP Mark Hunter met with Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox and MOD minister Peter Luff.

Mr Rutley said afterwards: "The MOD will be reviewing the contractural terms with BAE in coming months and the site will be closed down.

"It was made very clear that ministers will be looking for an immediate closure of the programme and cancellation of all work remaining on Nimrod."

Mr Rutley said he would be working with staff.

"I am working with Mr Hunter to determine what support is going to be made available for the hundreds of BAE employees still based at the site. That is the priority given this news.

"It is so sad that this decision has been made."