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# Plan to reinstate replica civic badge rejected by members of Lichfield City Council
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/plan-to-reinstate-replica-civic-badge-rejected-by-members-of-lichfield-city-council/
- Published: 2024-04-17T06:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-16T15:07:50.000Z
- Description: A plan to reinstate a replica civic badge of office at Lichfield City Council has been rejected.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:58, News

A plan to reinstate a replica civic badge of office at Lichfield City Council has been rejected.

The authority had previously opted to axe the tradition of presenting the items to consorts – partners of civic role holders – on cost grounds. Each one costs around £860 to purchase.

But Cllr Deb Baker, leader of the Conservative group at the city council, had proposed the replica was reinstated for the current civic year.

The motion said:

> In June 2023, the city council resolved to remove the provision of council-funded replica badges of office from civic consorts. This decision was taken after the 2023-24 civics and consort had been installed at annual council in May.  
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> “Due to the timing of the council decision – and the exceptional commitment to her role – the council to fund the provision of the replica badge of office, bar, ribbon and case to the 2023-24 Sheriff’s consort.  
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> Motion by Cllr Deb Baker

But at a meeting of the city council this week, the motion was rejected.

Cllr Dave Robertson, leader of the council said:

> “When Labour took control of the City Council last May we inherited an in-year deficit of over £27,000 from the Conservatives – that alone was almost 3% of council tax which we raised last year and placed a big hole in the council’s finances.  
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> “As a result, we had to make some difficult decisions about this year’s council tax increase and about finding savings where we could.   
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> “No one comes into politics wanting to cut things, but in an economy where the cost of living crisis has not gone away and the price of a weekly food shop continues to rise, it’s just not right to spend such a large sum on a memento for one person.”  
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> Cllr Dave Robertson