Somerset Council Redundancies 2025: 292 Posts Cut
Last updated: 1 September 2026
Somerset Council was reported to have made hundreds of staff redundant in the year to spring 2025, as part of a restructuring intended to close a large budget deficit at the unitary authority formed from the merger of five former councils.
What has been publicly announced
Somerset Council was reported on 17 May 2025 to have made 292 staff redundant over the previous financial year, 81 of them compulsory and 40 voluntary in the final quarter, as part of a restructuring that cut 555 full-time posts to save around £34m following the 2023 merger of five councils into one unitary authority.
Source: Burnham-On-Sea.com, 17 May 2025.
This page reports only what has been publicly announced, with a source and date against every claim. It does not suggest Somerset Council has acted unlawfully, and nothing here should be read as a comment on the merits of any individual case.
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Your rights in a redundancy at Somerset Council
Somerset Council's situation does not change the statutory rules that apply to any UK redundancy: our redundancy consultation guide covers collective consultation and protective awards, and redundancy vs settlement agreement covers how a settlement agreement interacts with a redundancy exit, including the independent legal advice you are entitled to have your employer pay for.
What you are entitled to regardless of what Somerset Council offers
Whatever Somerset Council ultimately offers, if you have at least 2 years' continuous service with Somerset Council you are entitled by law to statutory redundancy pay (a week's pay per full year of service, more for older employees, less for younger ones, capped at £751 a week and 20 years' service for 2026/27, a maximum of £22,530), your notice period or pay in lieu, accrued but untaken holiday pay, and a genuine consultation process, regardless of anything Somerset Council negotiates on top.
The most recent public reporting on this Somerset Council programme is dated 17 May 2025; nothing since has changed the statutory floor above, which you can work out for your own age, service and pay with our redundancy pay calculator (see also being made redundant: what happens next).
Local authorities may also enhance this through their own discretionary compensation policy, set under the Local Government (Early Termination of Employment) Regulations 2006, on top of the statutory floor above. Figures under that scheme are correct to our knowledge but not yet independently verified; use our local authority discretionary compensation calculator for an indicative figure.
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Before you sign anything, work out what you are owed regardless of any negotiation, and what is genuinely on the table. These guides cover the detail:
Sources
- Burnham-On-Sea.com, 17 May 2025.
Disclaimer
This page provides general information about a publicly reported workforce situation. It is not legal, tax or benefits advice, and your position depends on your own facts. We are not connected to Somerset Council; its name is used only to identify the publicly reported situation. Sources and dates are given for every factual claim above. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a qualified adviser. Law as at 1 September 2026.