To invite cabinet members to consider performance for the first two months of 2016/17 and the projected budget outturn for the year.

Cabinet received a report to consider performance for the first two months of 2016/17 and the projected budget outturn for the year.

The Leader pointed out that at the meeting on the 16^th June, that there had been a misalignment of figures in Appendix B of the end of year corporate budget and performance report 2015/16 that had subsequently been rectified.  The totals figures were not affected and no decisions had been dependent on the report. An updated report had been issued with the agenda for the meeting on the 28^th of July. 

In reply to a question from a Group Leader, the head of corporate finance said that these were not the figures that had been questioned at full Council.  Those figures pertained to the cost of borrowing and had been reported in the treasury out-turn report.

The director for economy, communities and corporate said that the headline figure for this report was the projected full year outturn, based on spend until the end of May 2016, of an overspend of £1.5m.  Action plans were in hand in all directorates to address the in-year pressures and to help mitigate the impacts of the external economic environment. It was not unusual at this period in the year for there to be forecasted overspends.

The projected full year outturn based on spend until the end of May 2016 is an over spend of £1.5m, which represented  1% of the budget. The 2016/17 savings are £10.9m; £9.4m (86%) of which are on track to be delivered during the current year. Action plans are being undertaken in all directorates to address the in-year pressures and to help mitigate the impacts of the external economic environment. It is not unusual at this period in the year for there to be a forecasted over spend; actions contained within the directorate overviews in paragraphs 8-39 are expected to manage this

The assistant director environment and place said that as the performance reports were only for the first two months, some areas had not reported as they did not report on a monthly basis.  Each directorate had a performance dashboard.  He added that there would be a seminar on the 5 year land supply on the 25^th July.

The cabinet member, health and wellbeing said that work was ongoing in both children’s and adult’s wellbeing in order to address areas of overspend.  The key for the directorates to address was the overspend in client groups.  Whilst the forecast overspend was still £2m, this figure was  lower than the previous year’s expenditure, and much had been done to address cultural issues within the directorates around partner organisations and key workers such as social workers.  She went on to say that the quality of care within adult’s wellbeing had improved over the last year which was beneficial for the service user and the service, as good care was better value for money.  The assistant director, commissioning adults and wellbeing, detailed the four elements of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10