Quarterly Budget Monitor, including budget allocations, adjustments to the capital programme and capital asset decisions

March 27, 2025 Executive (Other) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...the Executive of Islington approved the recommendations within the Quarterly Budget Monitor, addressing the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account outturns, budget adjustments, capital program revisions, and debt write-offs.

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Recommendations:
1.1. To note the overall forecast General Fund (GF) outturn
position.
1.2. To note the breakdown of the forecast GF outturn by
variance at Appendix 1 and service area at Appendix 2
1.3. To note the changes in forecast since Quarter 2, notably
including a significant pressure in Housing General Fund
directorate regarding Temporary Accommodation costs.
1.4. To approve forecast transfers to/from GF earmarked
reserves, which will be reviewed and actioned at outturn.
1.5. To note the virements and budget adjustments posted up to
Q3 and to approve an ongoing virement in Environment and Climate
Change which is required to realign budgets to reflect income and
expenditure levels.
1.6. To note progress on delivering the 2024/25 agreed budget
savings.
1.7. To note the forecast Collection Fund outturn position for
council tax and national non[1]domestic
rates.
1.8. To note the forecast Housing Revenue Account outturn.
1.9. To note the forecast capital outturn of £229.136m in
2024/25 which includes an overspend of £0.913m on the revised
2024/25 budget and the revised multi-year capital programme and how
it will be financed.
1.10. To note the requested capital reprofiling with future
financial years and budget adjustments approved by the Section 151
Officer.
1.11. To approve the requested additions to the Capital
Programme totalling £3.733m.
1.12. To note the technical accounting adjustment in relation to
the treatment of open market new build homes detailed in para
5.36.
1.13. To note, and where necessary, agree to debt
write-offs.
 
 
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
 
– as detailed in the report
– as detailed in the report
– none
 
 
 
 

Related Meeting

Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm on March 27, 2025

Supporting Documents

Appendix 5 - Approved and Indicative Capital Programme Q3 - Executive.pdf
Appendix 4 2024-25 Capital Programme Q3 - Executive.pdf
Appendix 2_2024-25 Revenue by service area Q3.pdf
2024-25 Quarter 3 Budget Monitoring Report - Executive.pdf
Appendix 3_Delivery of Agreed 24-25 Savings.pdf
Appendix 1_2024-25 Key Variances Q3.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date27 Mar 2025
Subject to call-inYes