Decision

RESOLVED
that Cabinet:-
 

1.   
Note the £21.2M projected cost pressure on the
Council's 23/24 General Fund budget a deterioration of £3.SM
since Quarter 1; and
 

2.   
Note the significant cost pressures that were
continuing within Children's Social Care and the plans the
Executive Director of Childrens Services in conjunction with the
Director of Finance were undertaking to mitigate these pressures;
and
 

3.   
Received further updates from Executive Directors on
the delivery of their service reviews/efficiencies and future
spending plans, ensuring that these were managed within agreed
resource envelopes; and
 

4.   
Note the requirement to utilise further reserves
should the position not improve; and
 

5.   
Note the current forecast pressure of £0.8M on
the Housing Revenue Account; and
 

6.   
Approve the accounting write-off of historic bad
debts totalling £0.414M as detailed in the report;
and
 

7.   
Note the forecast position on the Capital Programme;
and
 

8.   
Note scheme slippage totalling £18.241M;
and
 

9.   
Note scheme rephasing totalling £0.976M;
and
 

10.Approve new schemes to be released into the programme totalling
£20.165M in line with the agreed 23/24 Capital Programme;
and
 

11.Note
the key messages from the Council's Q2 Treasury Management
activities.