Purpose

Increase the capital programme the capital
programme for the Benefits online system and Document Management
System funded from the Wellbeing Reserve set up for this purpose.
The use of the Wellbeing reserve to fund these projects was
outlined in the Budget 2023/24 report.

Content

On 28 April 2023 Councillor
Jones, as Leader of the Council, exercised their delegated
authority to add £210k to the capital programme for the
Benefits online system and Document Management System funded from
the Wellbeing Reserve set up for this purpose. The use of the
Wellbeing reserve to fund these projects was outlined in the Budget
2023/24 report. Background to this project is set out in report
FIN/612 which was published for Councillors only on 31 January 2023
in Councillors’ Information Bulletin IB/1167.

This decision was protected
from Call-In by the Chief Executive to ensure there were no
significant delays in the implementation of the project as the
approved framework for the procurement will have expired.
 

The Chair of the Overview and
Scrutiny Commission was also consulted.