Families and carers could be hit by more cuts when learning disability services are reviewed in the new year.

Kingston Council will try to find £1.2m of savings from day care, home care and other projects when it begins its six-month review in January.

The announcement comes shortly after the closure in October of the Crescent and Causeway Centre, a day centre for people with severe learning disabilities.

Gill Wood, chairman of Mencap, said: “Kingston Council has always been considered a caring council, but to have another review so hot on the heels of all the other consultations that have taken place recently, is really difficult for our members to understand.”

Kingston Mencap will be an official part of the consultation but said cuts always fall on families and carers who shoulder extra pressure when funding is limited.

She said: “Kingston Mencap is very concerned and will campaign to stop any changes to the service, or to make cuts that would detrimentally affect service users, families and carers.”

Kay Harris, chief executive of Fircroft Trust, said: “We are watching this very closely. Everybody has concerns but they cannot cut services that they have promised to keep.”

Councillor Penny Shelton, executive member for healthy living and adult support, was unavailable for comment.

Kingston Service User Parliament, which represents people with learning disabilities, is expected to discuss the review at a meeting next week.

Kingston Council increased its budget in learning disability services by £1m last year, but said the number of people with learning disabilities has continued to increase.

The council, NHS Kingston and GPs want to move toward individual budgets, giving people more control over how they spend that money.