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Cabinet noted the forecast General Fund revenue budget position of
a £16.1m overspend (paragraph 4.1) and the risks and
opportunities included in Table 3 of the submitted report
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Cabinet noted the forecast Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget
position of an overall net nil variance, but with a forecast
contribution to HRA balances of £1.6m compared to a budgeted
contribution of £3.4m (paragraph 4.32);
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Cabinet noted the forecast Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) position
of a forecast £0.2m overspend compared to the budgeted
deficit of £5.1m (paragraph 4.38 of the submitted
report);
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Cabinet noted the capital programme forecast position of an in-year
variance on the General Fund capital programme of £11.1m and
an in-year variance on the HRA capital programme of £29.9m
(paragraph 4.39 of the submitted report);
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Cabinet noted the performance against key corporate financial
indicators, including forward-looking prudential indicators
(paragraph 4.59 of the submitted report);
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Cabinet approved the 2025/26 Schools Condition capital programme at
Appendix D and the necessary budget virements to reflect the
proposed programme in General Fund capital programme (paragraph
4.43 of the submitted report);
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Cabinet delegated authority to the Director of Asset Strategy to
approve variations to the budget allocations for individual
projects included in the 2025/26 Schools Condition Programme
including budget allocation for urgent projects within the overall
programme budget (paragraph 4.46 of the submitted report).