Northamptonshire adult care services 'on verge of being unsafe'

Cash-strapped council says up to 2,000 cases involving older and disabled people are unassigned

Care services for older and disabled adults are on the verge of being unsafe in Northamptonshire, the crisis-ridden county council has said, with as many as 2,000 cases unassigned because of major budget cuts.

The Tory-run council, which declared it was close to effective bankruptcy earlier this month, was given the prognosis by senior officials as it sought to agree a additional 10m cuts programme that would include the closure of 21 of its 36 libraries.